Feb. 2-8 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted February 8, 2023
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Feb. 2-8.

Six cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Feb. 8.
  • Two cases involve people last in school Feb. 7. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with 10th grade.
  • One case involves 11th grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 6.
  • Another case involves 11th grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 3.
  • One case involves ninth grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 2.

One case is associated with third grade at Albany School of Humanities (ASH), and the person was last in school Feb. 2.

Two cases are associated with Delaware Community School. Both people are not associated with a grade, and both were last in school Feb. 2.

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

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Feb. 6.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Feb. 2.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Feb. 1. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with 10th grade.
  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 30.

Two cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School. Both people were last in school Feb. 6. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with fourth grade.

One case is associated with first grade at New Scotland Elementary School, and the person was last in school Jan. 27.

Two cases are associated with North Albany Middle School. One involves sixth grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 2. The other person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Feb. 1.

Two cases are associated with Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy.

  • One case is not associated with a grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 6.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 2.

Four cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School.

  • Three cases involve people not associated with a grade. One was last in school Feb. 8, one Feb. 1 and one Jan. 31.
  • One case involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Feb. 1.

Two cases are associated with second grade at Sheridan Preparatory Academy, and both people were last in school Feb. 2.

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

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Feb. 3.
  • Two cases involve people last in school Feb. 2. One is associated with sixth grade and one with eighth grade.

The last two cases are associated with seventh grade at Tony Clement Center for Education. Both people are not associated with a grade, and both were last in school Feb. 2.

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.