{"id":19605,"date":"2023-01-19T11:34:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=19605"},"modified":"2023-01-23T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:46:31","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-624","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2023\/01\/19\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-624\/","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 January 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 569,750 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, 2022, 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> 22.2 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> nearly 34.3 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, 5,112,023 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. The number of tests surpassed 5 million on December 4, 2022, according to the data.<\/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\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 15.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 15.1 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 10.9 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 January 19.<\/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 20.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/alaska-area\/\">Alaska Area<\/a> \u2014 17.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/nashville\/\">Nashville Area<\/a> \u2014 15.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 13.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a> \u2014 8.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u2014 7.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 6.3 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> \u2014 5.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 5.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> \u2014 3.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> \u2014 3.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 2.2 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 risen in recent weeks to 10.6 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 Jan 18, 2023.<\/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>1,132,505<\/td>\n<td>56,524<\/td>\n<td>925,510<\/td>\n<td>5.8%<\/td>\n<td>17.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>184,329<\/td>\n<td>17,412<\/td>\n<td>142,097<\/td>\n<td>10.9%<\/td>\n<td>2.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>329,456<\/td>\n<td>34,327<\/td>\n<td>293,575<\/td>\n<td>10.5%<\/td>\n<td>20.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>163,091<\/td>\n<td>14,419<\/td>\n<td>143,776<\/td>\n<td>9.1%<\/td>\n<td>3.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>206,435<\/td>\n<td>23,590<\/td>\n<td>172,591<\/td>\n<td>12.0%<\/td>\n<td>5.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>310,930<\/td>\n<td>33,308<\/td>\n<td>273,105<\/td>\n<td>10.9%<\/td>\n<td>3.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>205,930<\/td>\n<td>22,439<\/td>\n<td>172,981<\/td>\n<td>11.5%<\/td>\n<td>15.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>609,200<\/td>\n<td>90,446<\/td>\n<td>439,036<\/td>\n<td>17.1%<\/td>\n<td>7.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>1,280,426<\/td>\n<td>192,121<\/td>\n<td>1,077,411<\/td>\n<td>15.1%<\/td>\n<td>13.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>342,988<\/td>\n<td>52,281<\/td>\n<td>288,144<\/td>\n<td>15.4%<\/td>\n<td>6.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>260,786<\/td>\n<td>23,109<\/td>\n<td>237,067<\/td>\n<td>8.9%<\/td>\n<td>8.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>85,947<\/td>\n<td>9,774<\/td>\n<td>75,892<\/td>\n<td>11.4%<\/td>\n<td>5.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>5,112,023<\/th>\n<th>569,750<\/th>\n<th>4,241,185<\/th>\n<th>11.8%<\/th>\n<th>10.6%<\/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 569,750 COVID-19 cases through January 18, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19563,"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-19605","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\/2023\/01\/04\/ihscovid19.png","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605","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=19605"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19608,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605\/revisions\/19608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}