Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 Vaccine Distribution and Administration by IHS Area

As of February 22, 2021, the IHS is distributing vaccine allocations of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine. The table below shows the total number of vaccine doses distributed and administered per IHS Area to date.

Area	Total Doses Distributed*	Total Doses Administered**
Albuquerque	61,295	49,818
Bemidji	45,275	35,010
Billings	21,175	19,163
California	62,795	28,607
Great Plains	54,970	32,727
Nashville	31,525	19,832
Navajo	134,355	76,359
Oklahoma City	247,830	103,949
Phoenix	78,890	48,844
Portland	35,045	27,569
Tucson^	4,800	2,190
Grand Total	777,955	444,068

*Distributed Data Source: IHS National Supply Service Center, includes total doses ordered and anticipated to be delivered by end of week February 15, 2021, delays such as weather may impact full delivery by the end of the week.

**Administered Data Source: CDC Clearinghouse data from Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) and IHS Central Aggregator Service (CAS). Data in the CDC Clearinghouse reflects prior day data (February 21, 2021). Data may be different than actual data as there are known CDC data lags and ongoing quality review of data including resolving data errors.

^Tucson Area vaccine administration data is currently being validated.

Note: Alaska Area – all tribes chose to receive COVID-19 vaccine from the State of Alaska.

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 24, 2021.

IHS Area	Tested	Positive	Negative	Cumulative percent positive *	7-day rolling average positivity *
Alaska	515,003	11,106	435,283	2.5%	0.8%
Albuquerque	87,541	7,950	59,520	11.8%	5.5%
Bemidji	138,634	10,008	125,108	7.4%	2.8%
Billings	93,608	7,287	83,073	8.1%	6.6%
California	69,705	7,331	58,643	11.1%	9.6%
Great Plains	132,011	13,749	117,750	10.5%	6.4%
Nashville	68,075	5,824	61,219	8.7%	8.3%
Navajo	225,339	30,804	152,720	16.8%	9.1%
Oklahoma City	443,050	58,945	379,165	13.5%	10.2%
Phoenix	161,747	23,043	137,813	14.3%	6.3%
Portland	101,062	7,163	93,099	7.1%	2.6%
Tucson	24,113	2,695	21,265	11.2%	7.4%
TOTAL	2,059,888	185,905	1,724,658	9.7%	4.7%

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