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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Indian Health Service continues to work closely with our tribal partners and state and local public health officials to coordinate a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government is working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, as well as public health partners, to respond to this public health threat.

The IHS formed a Critical Care Response Team [PDF] of expert physicians, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals provide urgent lifesaving medical care on an as needed basis to COVID-19 patients admitted to IHS or tribal hospitals. The IHS has also rapidly deployed telehealth services Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  both to maintain routine patient care and to allow critical care consultation for COVID-19 patients.

The IHS has received nearly $3 billion in funding to provide resources for IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health programs to prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. We have worked closely with tribes and urban Indian organizations throughout this pandemic to get resources out to facilities as quickly as possible. Additionally, the IHS has distributed rapid point-of-care testing systems and supplies Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  and remdesivir [PDF], an investigational antiviral medicine to treat certain people in the hospital with COVID-19, at no cost to tribal and IHS facilities.

More information on the IHS response can be found in the IHS Covid-19 Response 100 Day Review [PDF – 411 KB] and Executive Summary [PDF – 207 KB]. This report covers actions taken by the IHS to support federal, tribal, and Urban Indian Organizations between March 6, 2020 through June 14, 2020.

For the latest general information about COVID-19, we encourage everyone to periodically review CDC’s COVID-19 webpage Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  .

COVID-19 Cases by IHS Area

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 February 16, 2021.

IHS Area
Tested
Positive
Negative
Cumulative
percent
positive *
7-day rolling
average
positivity *
Alaska 502,793 11,013 425,113 2.5% 1.1%
Albuquerque 86,785 7,910 58,904 11.8% 3.2%
Bemidji 135,088 9,899 121,760 7.5% 5.6%
Billings 92,854 7,232 82,354 8.1% 1.7%
California 67,399 7,123 56,728 11.2% 8.6%
Great Plains 130,706 13,671 116,493 10.5% 2.4%
Nashville 66,290 5,686 59,624 8.7% 10.0%
Navajo 222,761 30,569 150,728 16.9% 7.9%
Oklahoma City 438,077 58,467 374,866 13.5% 12.2%
Phoenix 159,026 22,879 135,165 14.5% 9.3%
Portland 96,685 7,031 89,106 7.3% 4.0%
Tucson 23,710 2,665 20,892 11.3% 6.4%
TOTAL 2,022,174 184,145 1,691,733 9.8% 5.4%

* Cumulative percent positive and 7-day rolling average positivity are updated three days per week.

IHS COVID-19 Dashboard

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Website last updated February 17, 2021