{"id":18842,"date":"2022-08-16T11:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=18842"},"modified":"2022-08-16T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:59:49","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-581","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/08\/16\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-581\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"float-right alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19-300x300.png\" alt=\"ihscovid19\">The Indian Health Service has updated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus data<\/a>, showing results through August 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 514,932 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 0.8 percent from a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/08\/08\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-577\/\">week prior on August 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/07\/25\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-571\/\">July 24, the IHS reached a milestone<\/a>. According to the results, over a half-million IHS patients have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic in Indian Country more than two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the&nbsp;<em><strong>IHS service population<\/strong><\/em> of 2,562,290 from 2019, the figure means that <strong>20.1 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives have been positive<\/strong> for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the <em><strong>IHS user population<\/strong><\/em> of 1,662,834, <strong>almost 31 percent have tested positive<\/strong>. The <strong>user population<\/strong> is defined as the number of&nbsp;American Indians and Alaska Natives who have lived&nbsp;within a service delivery area and have received health care at an IHS or tribal facility during the previous three years.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 4,655,322 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. That represents an increase of about 0.5 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/08\/08\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-577\/\">week prior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since mid-October of 2020, the IHS has been providing additional information about the spread of the coronavirus within the system. The&nbsp;<em><strong>cumulative percent positive<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;column shows the historical COVID-19 infection rate, meaning the number of tests that have returned positive since the onset of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the&nbsp;<em><strong>cumulative percent positive<\/strong><\/em>, the highest rates have been seen in five of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/\">12 IHS areas<\/a>. Two of them include the state of Arizona, indicating a disproportionate toll of COVID-19 in the state:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u2014 17.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 15.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 15.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 12.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 11.0 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On January 19, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> overtook the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> as the region with the second highest percentage of cumulative percent positive tests. But the two regions have virtually the same cumulative positivity rate as of August 14.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"mapportal\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.ihs.gov\/portal\/apps\/StoryMapBasic\/index.html?appid=5411113222c74d23bf09d6fa8c5909fd\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=mb-2>Source: <a href=https:\/\/arcg.is\/1iGieS0>Indian Health Service<\/a><\/div>\r\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em><strong>7-day rolling average positivity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>column offers a more contemporary look at the impact of the coronavirus. The data shows where COVID-19 cases have been increasing recently in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/\">12 areas of the IHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a> \u2014 23.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/nashville\/\">Nashville Area<\/a> \u2014 22.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u2014 21.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> \u2014 21.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 20.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 20.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a> \u2014 19.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> \u2014 18.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 18.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 16.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> \u2014 14.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/alaska-area\/\">Alaska Area<\/a> \u2014 10.7 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 11.7 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day positivity rate has been steadily rising in the last couple of weeks. It has grown significantly to 19.1 percent, one of the highest rates seen since the 2021 Christmas holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The data, however, is incomplete. While 100 percent of facilities run directly by the IHS are reporting data, only 33 percent&nbsp;of tribally managed facilities and 44 percent&nbsp;of urban Indian organizations are doing the same, the agency has told Indianz.Com.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning June 7, 2021, the IHS began updating its coronavirus data on a weekly basis. But as the number of COVID-19 cases grows again, the agency is updating results twice a week \u2014 usually on Mondays and Thursdays. Throughout 2020 and the first half of 2021, results were provided by the IHS every day.<\/p>\n<h2>COVID-19 Cases by IHS Area<\/h2>\n<p>Data are reported from IHS, tribal, and urban Indian organization facilities, though reporting by tribal and urban programs is voluntary. Data reflect cases reported to the IHS through 11:59 pm on Aug 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>IHS Area<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Tested<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Positive<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Negative<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Cumulative<\/div>\n<div>percent<\/div>\n<div>positive<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>7-day rolling<\/div>\n<div>average<\/div>\n<div>positivity<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\n<td>1,094,472<\/td>\n<td>54,193<\/td>\n<td>896,538<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<td>10.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>155,375<\/td>\n<td>14,870<\/td>\n<td>119,902<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>16.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>311,441<\/td>\n<td>31,520<\/td>\n<td>278,409<\/td>\n<td>10.2%<\/td>\n<td>23.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>157,921<\/td>\n<td>13,934<\/td>\n<td>139,076<\/td>\n<td>9.1%<\/td>\n<td>14.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>185,039<\/td>\n<td>21,564<\/td>\n<td>155,824<\/td>\n<td>12.2%<\/td>\n<td>18.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>259,753<\/td>\n<td>27,153<\/td>\n<td>230,493<\/td>\n<td>10.5%<\/td>\n<td>18.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>184,414<\/td>\n<td>19,828<\/td>\n<td>154,574<\/td>\n<td>11.4%<\/td>\n<td>22.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>532,649<\/td>\n<td>79,081<\/td>\n<td>382,486<\/td>\n<td>17.1%<\/td>\n<td>21.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>1,134,946<\/td>\n<td>174,381<\/td>\n<td>949,795<\/td>\n<td>15.5%<\/td>\n<td>20.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>315,980<\/td>\n<td>48,349<\/td>\n<td>264,970<\/td>\n<td>15.4%<\/td>\n<td>20.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>241,607<\/td>\n<td>20,830<\/td>\n<td>220,205<\/td>\n<td>8.6%<\/td>\n<td>19.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>81,725<\/td>\n<td>9,229<\/td>\n<td>72,227<\/td>\n<td>11.3%<\/td>\n<td>21.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>4,655,322<\/th>\n<th>514,932<\/th>\n<th>3,864,499<\/th>\n<th>11.8%<\/th>\n<th>19.1%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><i>COVID-19 testing data is updated on Mondays and Thursdays by 5 pm ET.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Data Source: Indian Health Service (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\">https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 514,932 COVID-19 cases through August 14, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[137,14],"class_list":["post-18842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institutions","tag-hhs","tag-ihs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19.png","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18844,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18842\/revisions\/18844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}