Jan. 19-25 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted January 25, 2023
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 62 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Jan. 19-25.

Eight cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • One case involves ninth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 21.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 20. One is associated tenth grade and the other is not associated with a grade.
  • Four cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 19. Three are not associated with a grade, and one is associated with 12th grade.
  • One case involves tenth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 13.

Seven cases are associated with Albany School of Humanities (ASH).

  • Five cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 20. Two are not associated with a grade, two are associated with third grade and one is associated with first grade.
  • One case involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 19.
  • One case involves prekindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 18.

Three cases are associated Arbor Hill Elementary School.

  • Two cases involve people not associated with a grade. One was last in school Jan. 19 and the other Jan. 18.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 17.

One case is associated with Delaware Community School. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Jan. 20.

Three cases are associated with Eagle Point Elementary School.

  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 20. One is associated with fourth grade and the other with fifth grade.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 18.

Three cases are associated with Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence.

  • Two cases involve people last in school Jan. 20. One is associated with sixth grade and the other ninth grade.
  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 18.

Five cases are associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School.

  • Three cases involve people who are not associated with a grade, and all were last in school Jan. 20.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 18. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with fourth grade.

Three cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 20.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 19.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 18.

Seven cases are associated with New Scotland Elementary School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 20.
  • Four cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 19. One is associated with kindergarten, one with second grade, one with third grade and one with fourth grade.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 18. One is associated with kindergarten and the other with second grade.

Eight cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 25.
  • Four cases involve people not associated with a grade who were last in school Jan. 20.
  • One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 19.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 18.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 17.

One case is associated with Sheridan Preparatory Academy. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Jan. 13.

Three cases are associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.

  • One case involves eighth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 24.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 18. One is associated with eighth grade and the other with sixth grade.

Seven cases are associated with Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST).

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 23.
  • Four cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 20. One is not associated with a grade, one is associated with first grade, one with second grade and one with fourth grade.
  • One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 19.
  • One case involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 13.

The last three cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School. All the people were last in school Jan. 20, and none is associated with a grade.

Please be reminded that schools no longer are required to quarantine individuals who in the past were identified as contacts of a person who tests positive. We now identify anyone within a 6-foot radius of a positive individual as having been exposed and provide notification to that individual or, in the case of a student, their parent or guardian. We will continue to report positive cases.

Health and safety procedures continue at all district buildings and on buses, including cleaning and sanitizing. We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:

1. Masks are optional in all school buildings in New York and, in our school district, on First Student buses and CDTA buses that transport students. (See Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Sept. 7 announcement that masking will now be optional in multiple settings where they were previously required, including on public transportation.) The district will respect the personal decision of all individuals and families regarding wearing masks in settings where they are optional. 

2. Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

3. Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.

4. 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. 
  • Please notify your school nurse if you are keeping your child home from school with symptoms; you can find that contact information on your school’s web page.

5. We continue to encourage everyone who is able and eligible to get vaccinated.