The City School District of Albany was notified Monday of nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the district.
The first and second cases involve members of the Albany High School community. One individual was in the building on Dec. 16 and is now quarantined at home. The Albany County Health Department has advised that there is no need for contact tracing with this case. The other individual was last in the building on Dec. 23. The health department has identified 14 additional contacts with this case. These individuals are now quarantined at home.
The third and fourth cases involve members of the Delaware Community School community. One individual is associated with the second grade, was last in the building on Dec. 14 and is quarantined at home. The health department has advised that there is no need for contact tracing with this case. The other individual is associated with first grade and was in the building on Dec. 23. The health department has identified 22 additional contacts with this case. These individuals are now quarantined at home.
The fifth case involves an individual at the district’s offices on Essex Street. This individual was last in the building on Dec. 15 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has advised that there is no need for contact tracing with this case.
The sixth and seventh cases involve members of the Giffen Memorial Elementary School community. One individual is associated with fifth grade, was last in the building on Dec. 14 and is now quarantined at home. The other individual is associated with the Neil Hellman School and is now quarantined at home. The health department has advised that there is no need for contact tracing with either case.
The eighth case involves a member of the Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School community. The individual, associated with sixth grade, was last in the building on Dec. 14 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has indicated that there is no need for contact tracing with this case.
The ninth case involves a member of the William S. Hackett Middle School community who has been in a fully remote environment. This individual is quarantined at home and there are no additional school-related contacts associated with this case.
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:
