The Department of Health’s (DOH) Community Health Program is announcing pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine for community members living, working, or attending school in the northern portion of Akwesasne. The DOH will be receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within the next week. Initial roll out will be for our long-term care facilities: residents, staff, and frontline workers. Community clinics will […]

In November 2020, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne reinstated the community curfew in accordance with the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law. This was due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in the community. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service have been actively enforcing the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law and have noticed an increase in traffic during curfew hours. Police have also reported […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports thirteen (13) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 11, 2021. There are now a total of 38 active cases, and 93 total cases.   A total of 55 cases have resolved since the start of the pandemic. (The total cases includes those from Tsiionkwanonhso:te.)  […]

In our ongoing effort to keep the community updated with the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care Facility, we regret to inform the community that a third and fourth resident has passed. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne sends its deepest condolences to the family for their loss.  With this announcement, the COVID-related death increases to […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports two (2) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 7, 2021. There are now a total of 25 active cases, and 73 total cases since the start of the pandemic (total cases include those from Tsiionkwanonhso:te). MCA extends its best wishes for a […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports seven (7) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 6, 2021. There are now a total of 26 active cases, and 71 total cases since the start of the pandemic. Three (3) cases have resolved since yesterday. MCA extends its best wishes for […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports two (2) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of January 5, 2020. There are now a total of 19 active cases, and 63 since the start of the pandemic. There has been one (1) death, as reported by the Dept. of Health. (See the […]

In our ongoing effort to keep the community up-to-date with regard to COVID-19, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne provides you with the following information:  We have received confirmation from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) that nine (9) of our residents at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care Facility have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 10 of our staff.  Of […]