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 29, 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	110,455	91,246
Bemidji	107,895	78,320
Billings	46,775	30,513
California	152,945	73,993
Great Plains	99,770	59,843
Nashville	64,087	40,467
Navajo	238,085	177,180
Oklahoma City	425,560	235,404
Phoenix	144,650	102,116
Portland	66,805	52,507
Tucson^	7,800	6,210
Grand Total	1,464,827	947,799

*Distributed Data Source: IHS National Supply Service Center, includes total doses ordered and anticipated to be delivered by March 22, 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 28, 2021.

IHS Area	Tested	Positive	Negative	Cumulative percent positive *	7-day rolling average positivity *
Alaska	558,954	11,509	474,752	2.4%	1.2%
Albuquerque	91,424	8,060	62,558	11.4%	0.3%
Bemidji	150,134	10,441	136,151	7.1%	4.1%
Billings	95,989	7,340	85,340	7.9%	0.8%
California	75,052	7,752	64,159	10.8%	4.4%
Great Plains	137,061	14,054	122,481	10.3%	5.0%
Nashville	72,698	6,003	65,999	8.3%	3.7%
Navajo	236,250	31,319	161,224	16.3%	4.8%
Oklahoma City	468,875	60,059	403,806	12.9%	2.9%
Phoenix	168,671	23,273	144,552	13.9%	2.8%
Portland	109,754	7,430	101,984	6.8%	4.3%
Tucson	25,354	2,730	22,471	10.8%	0.7%
TOTAL	2,190,216	189,970	1,845,477	9.3%	2.7%

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