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 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.

The IHS is committed to COVID-19 vaccine availability for all individuals within our health system. The IHS is working diligently with our CDC partners to report and validate vaccine administration data. Information on the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered across the IHS can be found on the CDC COVID Data Tracker Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  in the Federal Entities section.

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 March 8, 2021, the IHS is distributing vaccine allocations of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen 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	89,375	66,837
Bemidji	67,655	50,786
Billings	31,385	24,382
California	97,595	45,686
Great Plains	77,360	45,241
Nashville	43,995	28,513
Navajo	189,705	136,814
Oklahoma City	364,050	161,976
Phoenix	108,690	68,865
Portland	49,355	36,873
Tucson^	6,400	4,420
Grand Total	1,125,565	670,393

*Distributed Data Source: IHS National Supply Service Center, includes total doses ordered and anticipated to be delivered by March 5, 2021.

**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. Data may be different than actual data as there are known CDC data lags and ongoing quality review of data including resolving data errors.

^The 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 March 12, 2021.

IHS Area	Tested	Positive	Negative	Cumulative percent positive *	7-day rolling average positivity *
Alaska	537,481	11,301	455,463	2.4%	0.9%
Albuquerque	89,824	8,032	61,624	11.5%	3.8%
Bemidji	144,522	10,205	130,789	7.2%	3.2%
Billings	94,889	7,310	84,317	8.0%	1.5%
California	73,152	7,648	61,864	11.0%	10.1%
Great Plains	134,882	13,934	120,419	10.4%	7.3%
Nashville	70,795	5,940	63,841	8.5%	3.8%
Navajo	231,134	31,100	157,310	16.5%	5.0%
Oklahoma City	456,968	59,662	392,250	13.2%	4.8%
Phoenix	165,835	23,178	141,787	14.1%	4.2%
Portland	105,719	7,296	97,678	7.0%	2.9%
Tucson	24,842	2,725	21,964	11.0%	4.5%
TOTAL	2,130,043	188,331	1,789,306	9.5%	3.4%

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