First Case of Covid-19 in Kahnawake

A Physician who worked at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) in Kahnawake has tested positive for the coronavirus. It is the first positive test of Covid-19 in the community since the start of the pandemic. KMHC Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the woman visited New York with her husband from March 7th to 9th. She worked at KMHC on March 11th. Her husband began showing symptoms on the 15th, and she cancelled her clinic and developed symptoms on the 17th. According to public health officials, those who test positive are only contageous for 24 to 48 hours before they display the symptoms. But she last worked at the KMHC a full six days before showing symptoms. “There is absolutely no need for contact tracing by public health or the KMHC,” said Westaway. “There is no risk to our population, nor to our patients, not to our nurses or other physicians and residents. Everybody is okay.”