AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today (Monday, April 12) making eight total active cases under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. Three community members were released from isolation, but six remain in quarantine.

COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinic:

Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services is holding COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccine Clinics every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon), or until supplies last, at the former-IGA Building located at 850 State Route 37 in Akwesasne. The walk-in vaccine clinics are open to all individuals 18-years or older who are interested in receiving the Moderna vaccine.

Individuals ages 16 and 17-years old are asked to schedule an appointment to receive the Pfizer vaccine by calling 518-333-0230. Please leave your name, brief message, and a good telephone number for a health worker to contact you when more Pfizer doses become available.

Canadian residents with a social or economic connection to Akwesasne are eligible to receive a vaccination by appointment only. Canadian residents need to call Katrina Jacobs, Office of Emergency Management and Safety, at (518) 358-2272 extension 2210 for border crossing requirements.

COVID-19 test collection clinic:

Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services is holding a COVID-19 Test Collection Clinic on Tuesday, April 20 at the former-IGA Building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (or until test kits last). Akwesasne residents and employees can also schedule a COVID-19 test by calling Mountain Medical Urgent Care in Malone at 518-521-3322 or their Massena facility at 315-705-0700.

The test collections from Health Services and Mountain Medical Services are Free PCR Tests however, requests to receive a Rapid Test are at the individual’s expense. Individuals should only get tested if they haven’t been compliant with safety protocols or no sooner than seven days following a suspected exposure to a positive case. Keep in mind that those awaiting test results can’t receive a vaccination.