The City School District of Albany was notified of 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Thursday through Tuesday. 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.
Please be aware that every home in the United States is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Two cases are associated with Albany High School.
- One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school on Feb. 18. The health department identified five additional contacts who are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- The other case involves 11th grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 17.
Two cases are associated with Albany School of Humanities.
- One case involves a person not associated with a particular grade who was last in school Feb. 17. The health department identified 10 additional contacts; four are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- The other case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 10. The health department has identified 10 additional contacts who are all vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case is associated with Eagle Point Elementary School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Feb. 18.
One case is associated with Edmund O’Neal School of Excellence. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Feb. 16.
Five cases are associated with New Scotland Elementary School.
- Two cases involve people who were last in school Feb. 17. One case involves first grade, and the health department identified nine additional contacts who are all required to quarantine.The other case involves third grade, and the health department identified five additional contacts who are all vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves a person not associated with a particular grade who was last in school Feb. 16. The health department identified one additional contact who is required to quarantine.
- One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 14. The health department identified 13 additional contacts; three are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
- One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 11. The health department identified six additional contacts; four are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case is associated with second grade at Pine Hills Elementary School, and the person was last in school Feb. 11.
One case involves a person not associated with a particular grade at Tony Clement Center for Education, and the person was last in school Feb. 17.
The last case involves a person not associated with a particular grade at William S. Hackett Middle School, and the person was last in school Feb. 16.
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 two 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:
