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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 received over $2.4 billion in new 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 January 12, 2021.

 
IHS Area
 
 
Tested
 
 
Positive
 
 
Negative
 
Cumulative
percent
positive *
7-day rolling
average
positivity *
Alaska 440,826 9,865 368,487 2.6% 3.2%
Albuquerque 80,492 7,181 54,666 11.6% 10.8%
Bemidji 119,963 9,010 107,751 7.7% 8.6%
Billings 86,303 7,000 75,790 8.5% 10.3%
California 56,393 5,446 47,731 10.2% 18.3%
Great Plains 124,111 13,264 110,288 10.7% 14.0%
Nashville 57,172 4,709 51,278 8.4% 14.3%
Navajo 204,468 27,805 138,941 16.7% 19.3%
Oklahoma City 381,032 49,490 325,743 13.2% 22.2%
Phoenix 143,977 20,643 122,294 14.4% 21.7%
Portland 71,197 6,049 64,349 8.6% 7.9%
Tucson 20,433 2,257 18,023 11.1% 17.8%
TOTAL 1,786,367 162,719 1,485,341 9.9% 15.5%

* 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 January 13, 2021