Jan. 26-Feb. 1 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted February 1, 2023
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 68 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Jan. 25-Feb. 1.

Five cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • Two cases involve people last in school Jan. 30. One is associated with 11th grade and the other with 12th grade.
  • Two cases involve people last in school Jan. 27. One is associated with 10th grade and the other with 12th grade.
  • One case involves a person who last in school Jan. 25. The case is associated with 12th grade.

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

  • Two cases involve people last in school Jan. 30. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with third grade.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 24.
  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 20.

Five cases are associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School.

  • One case involves a person associated with prekindergarten who last in school Jan. 31.
  • Two cases involve people last in school Jan. 30. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with fourth grade.
  • One case involves first grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 27.
  • One case involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 25.

Two cases are associated with Delaware Community School. One person is associated with fourth grade and was last in school Jan. 27. One person is associated with second grade and was last in school Jan. 23.

One case is associated with third grade at Eagle Point Elementary School, and the person was last in school Jan. 25.

Ten 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 Jan. 31.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 30.
  • Seven cases involve people last in school Jan. 27. One is associated with second grade, and the rest are not associated with a grade.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 20.

Two cases are associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School. Neither person is associated with a grade. One was last in school Jan. 30 and the other Jan. 27.

One case is associated with Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in the building Jan. 26.

Seven cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 31.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 30.
  • Three cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 27. Two are not associated with a grade and one is associated with fourth grade.
  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 25.
  • One case involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 20.

Five cases are associated with New Scotland Elementary School.

  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 30.
  • One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 27.
  • One case involves first grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 25.
  • One case involves prekindergarten, and the person was last in school Jan. 24.
  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 20.

Nine cases are associated with North Albany Middle School. All involve people not associated with a grade. Three were last in school Jan. 30, five were last in school Jan. 27 and one was last in school Jan. 26.

Three cases are associated with Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy.

  • Two cases are not associated with a grade, and both people were last in school Jan. 27.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 20.

Six cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School.

  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 31.
  • One case involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 30.
  • One case involves first grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 27.
  • Three cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 25. One is not associated with a grade, one is associated with prekindergarten and one is associated with first grade.

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

  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Jan. 30. One is associated with eighth grade and the other with seventh grade.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 27.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 25.

One case is associated with seventh grade at Tony Clement Center for Education, and the person was last in school Jan. 31.

The last three cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School.

  • One case involves sixth grade, and the person was last in school Jan. 31.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 30.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Jan. 24.

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.