The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 32 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 and any associated unvaccinated contacts are quarantining at home.
Five cases are associated with Albany High School.
- Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 19. One is associated with ninth grade. The health department identified nine additional contacts with the case; all are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. The other case is not associated with a particular grade.
- Two cases involve 11th grade, and the individuals were last in school Jan. 5. The health department identified five additional contacts with one of the cases; all are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves 11th grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 21.
One case is associated with Albany School of Humanities (ASH). The case involves first grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4.
Two cases are associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School, and both individuals were last in school Jan. 5. One case involves prekindergarten and the other case involves fifth grade.
Two cases are associated with Eagle Point Elementary School.
- One individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Jan. 19.
- One individual is associated with third grade and was last in school Dec. 22.
One case is associated with kindergarten at Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5
One case is associated with kindergarten at Montessori Magnet School, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
Two cases are associated with New Scotland Elementary School. Both cases involve fifth grade, and the individuals were last in school Jan. 18. In one case, the health department identified five additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. In the other case, the health department identified five additional contacts; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
Two cases are associated with Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy, and both individuals were last in school Jan. 5. One case involves kindergarten, and the health department identified nine additional contacts who need to quarantine. The other involves second grade, and the health department identified 14 additional contacts who need to quarantine.
Three cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School. All individuals were last in school Jan. 19.
- One case involves fifth grade. The health department identified 10 additional contacts with the case; one is vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves fourth grade. The health department identified nine additional contacts with the case; two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves third grade. The health department identified seven additional contacts with the case; one is vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case is associated with fourth grade at Sheridan Preparatory Academy, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
One case is associated with seventh grade at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
Three cases involve Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST).
- One individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Jan. 19.
- Two individuals are associated with third grade and were last in school Jan. 5.
Eight cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School.
- One case involves eighth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 5.
- Six cases involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 4. One is associated with sixth grade, three with seventh grade and two with eighth grade.
- One case involves seventh grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 21.
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.
- You can find resources here:
- You can pick up a COVID-19 rapid test kit at your school, and the district accepts at-home rapid test results as well.
- You can get an in-person COVID-19 PCR test at six district locations. Click here to find the location most convenient for you.
- You also can get a COVID-19 PCR 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.
- In alignment with the recommendations of federal, state and local health and medical professionals, the district 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:
