The City School District of Albany was notified of 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 through the weekend and on Monday. Cases in which the Albany County Health Department has identified additional contacts are noted below. All positive individuals and any associated unvaccinated contacts are quarantining at home.
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Two cases are associated with Albany High School, and both people were last in school on Jan. 28.
- One case involves ninth grade. The health department identified 14 additional contacts with the case; of those, six are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves a person not associated with a particular grade.
Three cases are associated with Albany School of Humanities (ASH).
- Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 28. One case involves fifth grade, and the other case involves a person not associated with a particular grade.
- One case involves prekindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 24. The health department identified 11 additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case is associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School. The case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 28.
One case is associated with Delaware Community School. The case involves first grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 28. The health department identified five additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
Three cases are associated with Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence.
- One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 31. The health department identified 10 additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- Two cases involve people not associated with a particular grade who were last in school Jan. 28.
One case is associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School. The case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 28.
Two cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School, and both people were last in school Jan. 27. One case involves first grade, and the other case involves a person not associated with a particular grade.
One case is associated with New Scotland Elementary School. The case involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 31. The health department identified eight additional contacts with the case; of those, five are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case is associated with Pine Hills Elementary School. The case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 24.
Two cases are associated with Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST).
- One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 31. The health department identified six additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case is not associated with a particular grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 28.
One case is associated with William S. Hackett Middle School. The case involves eighth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 28. The health department identified 15 additional contacts with the case; of those, seven are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
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:
