The City School District of Albany was notified of 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the district between Friday and Monday. All are quarantining at home.
One case involves Albany High School. The individual is associated with grade 10 and was last in the building on Sept. 21. The Albany County Health Department has identified 14 additional contacts, although all the contacts are vaccinated and do not require quarantine.
Two cases involve Delaware Community School. The first individual is associated with first grade and was last in the building on Sept. 21. The health department has identified three additional contacts with this case. The second individual is associated with fourth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 21. The health department has identified three additional contacts with this case, as well. The additional contacts are quarantining at home.
One case involves an individual associated with both Eagle Point Elementary School and New Scotland Elementary School. The individual was last in both buildings on Sept. 21. The health department has identified two additional contacts with the case. The additional contacts are quarantining at home.
Two cases involve Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center. The first individual was last in the building on Sept. 24. The health department has identified one additional contact, but the person is vaccinated and does not require quarantine. The second individual was also last in the building on Sept. 24; the health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
Two cases involve North Albany Middle School. The first individual is associated with sixth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 15. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case. The second individual is associated with eighth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 22. The health department has identified three additional contacts with this case, and all are quarantining at home.
Two cases involve Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy. The first individual is associated with prekindergarten and was last in the building on Sept. 14. The second individual is associated with third grade and was last in the building on Sept. 15. The health department has identified no additional contacts with either case.
The final case involves an individual associated with both Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology and New Scotland Elementary School. The individual was last in both buildings on Sept. 22. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case.
Health and safety procedures at all district buildings continue to include cleaning and sanitizing nightly. We will continue with these procedures, and also will continue to follow all required COVID-19 precautions (wearing masks inside all district buildings, hand hygiene, social distancing of 3 feet or more in all classrooms, and other precautions).
We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:
- Maintain social distance at all times from those you don’t live with.
- Always wear a mask that covers both the mouth and nose when inside at school or when your student is riding a bus to or from school.
- Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.
- DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR HAVE SYMPTOMS:
- Signs of COVID-19 are: fever, fatigue/tiredness, muscle/body aches or pains, congestion, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, rash, feeling sick or unwell in any way.
- You can get a COVID-19 test by calling the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline at (888) 364-3065, or Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center at (518) 407-0172 or (518) 465-4771.
- You also can find resources here:
- In alignment with the recommendations of federal, state and local health and medical professionals, the City School District of Albany strongly encourages everyone 12 and older who is eligible and able to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
- You can find information about COVID-19 vaccinations on the Albany County Health Department website:
