COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 14,464 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 11, 2020.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 14,136 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 10, 2020.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 13,487 COVID-19 cases as of June 8, 2020.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 13,165 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 7, 2020.

The Indian Health Service is forming a Critical Care Response Team of expert physicians, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals on an as needed basis to provide urgent lifesaving medical care to COVID-19 patients admitted to IHS or tribal hospitals.

Members of Congress are seeking answers following reports that the Indian Health Service purchased $3 million of potentially substandard respirator masks from a company founded by a former White House aide and distributed those masks to Navajo Nation hospitals.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 8,385 COVID-19 cases within the system.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced $500 million in payments from the Provider Relief Fund to the Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals, clinics, and urban health centers to support the tribal response to COVID-19.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 7,053 COVID-19 positive cases within the system.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar congratulated Michael Weahkee for being confirmed as the new director of the Indian Health Service.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 DAYS AFTER THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL WAS ENACTED, HHS ANNOUNCED ACTION TO DISBURSE FUNDS. Washington, DC (March 20, 2020) – On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced action to disburse of $8 million for urban Indian health for emergency response to COVID-19 as part of the first […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2020 HHS announces upcoming action to provide funding to tribes for COVID-19 response Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $80 million in funding to tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations for […]