The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 36 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts with these cases unless otherwise noted. All positive individuals are quarantining at home.
As a reminder for families that have picked up a COVID-19 test kit, please follow the testing guidance that you received with your kit. If your student tests positive, please be sure to report that result to the county health department using this form. Please contact your school if you were not able to pick up your student's test kit last week.
Thirteen cases involve Albany High School:
- One case involves an individual not associated with a particular grade who was last in school Jan. 12. The health department identified two additional contacts with the case; both are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 11. One case is associated with 11th grade, and the other is associated with 12th grade.
- One case involves 12th grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 10.
- One case involves 11th grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 7.
- Three cases case involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 5. Two are associated with 10th grade, and the other is associated with 12th grade.
- One case involves 10th grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4.
- Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Dec. 21. One is associated with ninth grade, and the other is associated with s 11th grade.
- One case involves 11th grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 17.
- One case involves 10th grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 16.
Three cases involve Albany School of Humanities (ASH).
- Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 5. One case is associated with kindergarten, and the other is associated with first grade.
- One case involves kindergarten, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4.
Three cases involve Eagle Point Elementary School, and all the individuals were last in school Jan. 5. One case is associated with prekindergarten, one with third grade and one with fifth grade.
Three cases involve Montessori Magnet School.
- One case involves fifth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4.
- Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Dec. 21. One case is associated with second grade and the other with third grade.
One case involves kindergarten at New Scotland Elementary School. The individual was last in school Jan. 4.
Two cases involve North Albany Middle School.
- One case involves an individual not associated with a particular grade who was last in school Jan. 13.
- One case is associated with eighth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
One case involves fifth grade at Pine Hills Elementary School. The individual was last in school Jan. 5.
Two cases involve Sheridan Preparatory Academy.
- One case is associated with first grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
- One case is associated with fifth grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 22.
Eight cases involve Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.
- Six cases are associated with individuals who were last in school Jan. 5. Two cases involve sixth grade, two cases involve eighth grade and two cases involve individuals not associated with a particular grade.
- One case is associated with seventh grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3
- One case is associated with sixth grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 17.
Health and safety procedures at all district buildings continue to include cleaning and sanitizing. 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.
- At-home rapid COVID-19 test results are accepted at school. You also 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 5 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:
