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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 17, 2021.

IHS Area
Tested
Positive
Negative
Cumulative
percent
positive *
7-day rolling
average
positivity *
Alaska 504,799 11,024 426,610 2.5% 1.0%
Albuquerque 86,846 7,912 58,960 11.8% 6.6%
Bemidji 135,817 9,929 122,451 7.5% 4.2%
Billings 92,938 7,236 82,399 8.1% 5.8%
California 67,722 7,134 57,028 11.1% 12.2%
Great Plains 130,706 13,671 116,493 10.5% 5.9%
Nashville 66,653 5,706 59,875 8.7% 6.8%
Navajo 222,909 30,582 150,790 16.9% 9.3%
Oklahoma City 438,315 58,461 ** 375,095 13.5% 13.3%
Phoenix 159,683 22,914 135,765 14.4% 6.6%
Portland 97,219 7,047 89,630 7.3% 4.6%
Tucson 23,735 2,667 20,915 11.3% 10.8%
TOTAL 2,027,342 184,283 1,696,011 9.8% 5.8%

** Oklahoma City Area Positive Tests decreased due to data reconciliation.

* 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 18, 2021