Covid 19 Native American Population - Covid-19 Realtime Info
A bigger threat to native americans.
Covid 19 native american population. By mid may the known infection rate in the pueblo of zia which has a population of 934 people was 3319 per 100000 ten. There is not a single indian casino in the united states open today and all tribal businesses are closed kalt co director of. The covid 19 emergency presents significant risks for the over 5 million individuals who self identify as american indian and alaska native aian alone or in combination with another race. The american indian population has high rates of health problems like diabetes and heart disease that are strongly associated with greater risk for covid 19 and indeed the navajo nation has.
This is the american medical associations covid 19 update. Population a recent analysis reported that 13 of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 cases reported to cdc with known race and ethnicity were among aian persons 1to assess the impact of covid 19 among the aian population reports of laboratory confirmed covid 19 cases during january 22. There is a wide range of covid 19 rates among different american indian reservations but a handful of reservations have many fold greater infection rates compared to the general us. Its our reality.
Native americans account for 66 of montanas population yet they comprise 17 of the states total covid 19 cases and 32 of deaths from the virus according to a july 24 department of public. When you look at our native population that is the majority of our patients lebeau church said. Today were discussing the impact of covid 19 on native americans and the unique challenges physicians face in caring for this vulnerable population. The april 30 episode the pandemics impact on the native american population features a discussion with an alaska native physician and an american indian physician who discuss how covid 19 is affecting their communities.
An episode of the ama covid 19 update explores these challenges and notes ways to improve quality of care and outcomes.