{"id":19502,"date":"2022-12-02T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=19502"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:36:40","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-616","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/12\/02\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-616\/","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 November 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 556,735 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.<\/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 about <strong>21.7 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> 33.5 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, 4,995,737 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show.<\/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>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 17.2 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\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 15.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 12.0 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 11.0 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> has overtaken the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> as the region with the second highest percentage of cumulative percent positive tests. Still, the two regions have virtually the same cumulative positivity rate as of November 30.<\/p>\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\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 21.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u2014 19.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a> \u2014 16.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/nashville\/\">Nashville Area<\/a> \u2014 9.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> \u2014 9.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 8.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 8.3 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a> \u2014 6.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> \u2014 6.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/alaska-area\/\">Alaska Area<\/a> \u2014 4.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 2.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> \u2014 0.0 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 11.8 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day positivity rate has dropped significantly, following record highs after the Christmas 2021 holiday. However, it has been rising in recent weeks and it now stands at 12.5 percent.<\/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 Nov 30, 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>1,124,082<\/td>\n<td>55,972<\/td>\n<td>918,334<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<td>4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>182,199<\/td>\n<td>17,353<\/td>\n<td>140,880<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>2.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>324,791<\/td>\n<td>33,815<\/td>\n<td>289,434<\/td>\n<td>10.5%<\/td>\n<td>6.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>161,819<\/td>\n<td>14,292<\/td>\n<td>142,620<\/td>\n<td>9.1%<\/td>\n<td>9.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>202,804<\/td>\n<td>23,212<\/td>\n<td>169,588<\/td>\n<td>12.0%<\/td>\n<td>8.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>302,376<\/td>\n<td>32,862<\/td>\n<td>265,736<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>6.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>201,064<\/td>\n<td>21,799<\/td>\n<td>168,908<\/td>\n<td>11.4%<\/td>\n<td>9.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>586,687<\/td>\n<td>87,787<\/td>\n<td>421,243<\/td>\n<td>17.2%<\/td>\n<td>19.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>1,234,987<\/td>\n<td>186,278<\/td>\n<td>1,037,408<\/td>\n<td>15.2%<\/td>\n<td>8.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>334,854<\/td>\n<td>51,167<\/td>\n<td>281,142<\/td>\n<td>15.4%<\/td>\n<td>21.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>255,777<\/td>\n<td>22,630<\/td>\n<td>232,534<\/td>\n<td>8.9%<\/td>\n<td>16.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>84,297<\/td>\n<td>9,568<\/td>\n<td>74,449<\/td>\n<td>11.4%<\/td>\n<td>0.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>4,995,737<\/th>\n<th>556,735<\/th>\n<th>4,142,276<\/th>\n<th>11.8%<\/th>\n<th>12.5%<\/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<p><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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 556,735 COVID-19 cases through November 30, 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-19502","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\/19502","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=19502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19503,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19502\/revisions\/19503"}],"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=19502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}