The City School District of Albany was notified Sunday of nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the district.
The first two cases involve Albany High School. Both individuals have engaged in distance learning only and are in quarantine at home. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts with either case.
The third case involves Montessori Magnet School. The individual is associated with a first and second grade classroom, was last in the building on Jan. 8 and is in quarantine at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The fourth case involves New Scotland Elementary School. The individual has engaged in distance learning only and is in quarantine at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The fifth case involves North Albany Middle School. The individual is associated with the sixth grade, was last in the building on Dec. 15 and is in quarantine at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The sixth case involves Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). The individual has engaged in distance learning only and is in quarantine at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The seventh and eighth cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School. One was last in the building on Dec. 15. The other has engaged in distance learning only. Both are in quarantine at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The ninth case involves an individual who was on a First Student bus on Jan. 4 and Jan. 5. The health department has identified eight additional contacts. All are in quarantine at home.
All potentially impacted individuals have been contacted at each building; the health department has indicated that there are no other steps necessary for any of the buildings at this time.
Health and safety procedures at all district buildings include cleaning and sanitizing nightly. We will continue with these procedures, and also will continue to follow all required COVID-19 precautions (pre-arrival symptom screening and temperature screening for students and staff, wearing masks, hand hygiene, social distancing of 6 feet or more, and other precautions).
We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:
- Maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet at all times from those you don’t live with.
- Always wear a mask that covers both the mouth and nose when you are out of your home.
- 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.
- Complete the Student COVID-19 Screener each day before your child leaves for school, available daily via the email address on file for parents and guardians. More information is available from the Students/Families dropdown menu above.
- 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 get a COVID-19 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.
- You also can find resources here:
