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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Community Health Program reports zero (0) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of June 7, 2021.

Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne:

• New Positive Cases: 0

• Current Active: 0

• Total Cases: 360

• There have been no further COVID-19 related fatalities

The MCA Department of Health (DOH) would like to remind the community that we need your assistance to slow/stop the spread of COVID-19 by strictly adhering to the public health measures that have been put in place. Please no social gatherings (stay within your own household) and wear a mask when around others. Wash and sanitize hands frequently and maintain six feet of distance from anyone outside your household.

The DOH is informing community members of our upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics:

• June 16, 2021: Pfizer - still accepting appointments, 12 years of age and up

• June 23, 2021: Moderna - still accepting appointments, adults 18+

Please contact the Community Health Program at 613-575-2341 ext. 3220 to register. Clinics are by appointment only at this time.

If you're experiencing any of the symptoms below within the last 72 hours without a known cause, please stay home, do not go to work or visit others: Fever >37.8 C or 100.04 F, New onset of cough, Worsening chronic cough, Shortness of breath, Difficulty breathing, Sore throat, Difficulty swallowing, Decrease or loss of sense of taste or smell, Chills, Headaches, Unexplained fatigue/malaise/muscle aches (myalgias), Nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, Pink eye (conjunctivitis), Runny nose/nasal congestion without a known cause.

If you have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting your results, please remain in isolation until you have been advised otherwise by a healthcare professional.

If you need to be tested for COVID-19, please make an appointment with MCA's Community Health Program by calling 613-575-2341 ext. 3220. Community members can also access free testing through the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Check their website, http://www.srmt-nsn.gov, for testing dates.

If you have been directed to isolate/quarantine due to exposure, or are awaiting your COVID-19 test results, you can contact the Community in Quarantine Program to receive essential supplies and necessities, at 613-575-2130 (Monday-Friday, 8 AM-5 PM) or 800-480-4208 (after hours/weekends/holidays). Please note that the Community in Quarantine services are not available to those quarantining from recent travel or vacation.

For more information on COVID-19, please visit the MCA website at http://www.akwesasne.ca/covid-19-novel-coronavirus.../.