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 15, 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	96,915	76,045
Bemidji	80,765	59,249
Billings	35,925	26,863
California	113,695	53,780
Great Plains	84,840	50,670
Nashville	47,395	32,228
Navajo	205,365	154,164
Oklahoma City	397,300	187,677
Phoenix	119,110	75,180
Portland	54,925	40,770
Tucson^	6,800	5,020
Grand Total	1,243,035	761,646

*Distributed Data Source: IHS National Supply Service Center, includes total doses ordered and anticipated to be delivered by March 12, 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 15, 2021.

IHS Area	Tested	Positive	Negative	Cumulative percent positive *	7-day rolling average positivity *
Alaska	542,655	11,338	460,487	2.4%	0.9%
Albuquerque	90,053	8,042	61,884	11.5%	4.4%
Bemidji	145,543	10,230	131,794	7.2%	4.2%
Billings	94,947	7,312	84,371	8.0%	2.2%
California	73,399	7,664	62,085	11.0%	9.1%
Great Plains	134,882	13,934	120,419	10.4%	6.7%
Nashville	71,289	5,948	64,353	8.5%	1.7%
Navajo	231,801	31,137	157,857	16.5%	4.8%
Oklahoma City	458,425	59,762	393,669	13.2%	5.0%
Phoenix	166,310	23,198	142,246	14.0%	4.2%
Portland	106,216	7,307	98,199	6.9%	2.4%
Tucson	24,891	2,726	22,012	11.0%	7.1%
TOTAL	2,140,411	188,598	1,799,376	9.5%	3.3%

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