AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center and Health Services reported six new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.

There are now 21 total active cases in Akwesasne’s southern portion.

Five individuals have recovered.

Sixteen remain in quarantine.

Individuals under the Tribe’s jurisdiction who are in isolation or quarantine that require basic food items can contact the Office of the Family Advocate at (518) 358-3021.

Staff can be contacted directly by calling Everett Lazore at (518) 333-8450, Kerry Jacobs at (518) 651-9150, or Crystal Stehlin at (518) 651-1435.

Trained staff at the Tribe’s Mental Health Services are also available to provide support. Contact Mental Health at (518) 358-3145 or call their After-Hours Crisis Center at (518) 651-4475.

Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services is conducting COVID-19 PCR Test Collection Clinics from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at their main campus located at 404 State Route 37. Use the road located across from McGee Road and follow the signs for testing garage.

Akwesasne residents and employees can also schedule a COVID-19 test by contacting Mountain Medical Urgent Care in Malone at (518) 521-3322 or Mountain Medical Urgent Care in Massena at (315) 705-0700.

The PCR Test is free however requests to receive a rapid test is at the individual’s expense.

An open walk-in vaccine clinic is being held every Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the former-IGA Building in Akwesasne. Vaccination appointments can also be scheduled directly with Health Services by calling in advance at (518) 358-3141.

Community members who receive the COVID-19 Vaccine outside of Akwesasne are asked to call the Tribe’s Outreach Program at (518) 333-0230 to have it documented.