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 April 19, 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	114,955	106,747
Bemidji	138,525	99,545
Billings	56,355	36,067
California	210,695	106,935
Great Plains	119,470	69,172
Nashville	78,935	54,002
Navajo	247,165	192,927
Oklahoma City	438,790	308,411
Phoenix	162,740	120,010
Portland	83,255	62,243
Tucson^	10,200	8,120
Grand Total	1,661,085	1,164,179

*Distributed Data Source: IHS National Supply Service Center, includes total doses ordered and anticipated to be delivered by April 12, 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. 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 April 20, 2021.

IHS Area	Tested	Positive	Negative	Cumulative percent positive *	7-day rolling average positivity *
Alaska	582,620	11,815	496,634	2.3%	1.2%
Albuquerque	93,239	8,150	64,181	11.3%	4.0%
Bemidji	160,144	11,140	145,610	7.1%	5.8%
Billings	97,531	7,373	86,921	7.8%	0.6%
California	79,071	7,880	68,052	10.4%	4.1%
Great Plains	141,941	14,244	127,167	10.1%	3.2%
Nashville	76,264	6,092	69,306	8.1%	4.5%
Navajo	245,241	31,602	168,500	15.8%	3.2%
Oklahoma City	486,927	60,502	421,320	12.6%	2.4%
Phoenix	178,179	23,843	153,678	13.4%	4.3%
Portland	116,143	7,872	107,794	6.8%	5.9%
Tucson	26,208	2,765	23,289	10.6%	2.0%
TOTAL	2,283,508	193,278	1,932,452	9.1%	3.5%

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