{"id":6426,"date":"2020-06-15T12:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=6426"},"modified":"2020-06-15T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T00:33:14","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2020\/06\/15\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data<\/a>, showing results as of 11:59 pm Eastern on June 13, 2020.<\/p>\n

According to the data, 15,241 tests have returned returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 1 percent from the 15,085 cases previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Altogether, 194,332 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS through June 13. That represents a 1 percent increase from the day prior.<\/p>\n

The low growth in testing and positive cases reflects a lull seen in IHS data during weekends.<\/p>\n

Overall, 7.8 percent of IHS coronavirus tests are returning positive, the data shows. But the rate is far higher, about 21.1 percent, in the Navajo Area,<\/a> which serves the largest reservation in the United States. <\/p>\n

The Nashville Area<\/a>, with 13.1 percent of tests returning COVID-19 positive, and the Phoenix Area<\/a>, with nearly 12.4 percent positive, are also higher than the IHS national rate.<\/p>\n

On the other end of the spectrum, aggressive efforts in the Alaska Area<\/a> are turning up very few cases. Out of 29,080 tests administered in Alaska, only 0.22 returned positive, the data shows.<\/p>\n

The data, however, is incomplete. While 100 percent of facilities run directly by the IHS are reporting data, only 33 percent<\/span> of tribally managed facilities and 44<\/span> percent<\/span> of urban Indian organizations are doing the same, the agency has told Indianz.Com.<\/p>\n

The agency also provided to Indianz.Com the service population <\/strong>for 2019: 2,562,290. Based on that figure, 7.6 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives have been tested for the coronavirus since the IHS began reporting data in March.<\/p>\n

The IHS user population<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a much smaller number. As of 2019, 1,662,834 American Indians and Alaska Natives have lived within a service delivery area and have received health care at an IHS or tribal facility during the previous three years.<\/p>\n

Based on the user population<\/strong>, 11.7 percent of Native Americans have been tested for the coronavirus since the IHS began reporting data in March.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Cases by IHS Area<\/h2>\n

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 June 13, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
IHS Area<\/th>\nTested<\/th>\nPositive<\/th>\nNegative<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska<\/td>\n29,080<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n22,096<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albuquerque<\/td>\n15,178<\/td>\n869<\/td>\n10,302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bemidji<\/td>\n9,673<\/td>\n292<\/td>\n9,732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billings<\/td>\n17,173<\/td>\n263<\/td>\n14,077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\n3,437<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n2,776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Plains<\/td>\n11,302<\/td>\n639<\/td>\n10,316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nashville<\/td>\n6,949<\/td>\n914<\/td>\n5,727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Navajo<\/td>\n35,134<\/td>\n7,405<\/td>\n25,182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma City<\/td>\n29,615<\/td>\n626<\/td>\n27,831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix<\/td>\n27,118<\/td>\n3,364<\/td>\n22,891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland<\/td>\n7,701<\/td>\n567<\/td>\n6,884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tucson<\/td>\n1,972<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n1,766<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/th>\n194,332<\/th>\n15,241<\/th>\n159,580<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

IHS: https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

IHS COVID-19 Dashboard<\/h2>\n