Early in the pandemic, the rate of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases among Alaska Native / American Indian (ANAI) peoples was assessed in 23 selected states. It was found to be 3.5 times that of non-Hispanic whites. Many of these ANAI individuals also lived in communities with limited access to health care.
Supporting Links:
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples United Nations (accessed 12/24)
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/covid-19.html
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/covid-19.html
COVID-19 Data Dashboard Urban Indian Health Institute (accessed 12/24)
https://www.uihi.org/covid-19-data-dashboard/
https://www.uihi.org/covid-19-data-dashboard/
Table: COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — Alaska, 2020–2021 (CDC, accessed 12/24)
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122a2.htm#T1_down
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122a2.htm#T1_down
Table: COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons – US, 2020 (CDC, accessed 12/24)
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm?s_cid=mm7014e1_w#T1_down
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm?s_cid=mm7014e1_w#T1_down