The City School District of Albany was notified Wednesday of five new confirmed case of COVID-19 that affect four schools in the district.
Two cases are associated with Albany High School. One individual is associated with a ninth grade in-person class and was last in the building on Jan. 20. The Albany County Health Department has identified 18 additional contacts with this case, and all are in quarantine. The other individual is engaged in distance learning only and is in quarantine, and the health department has identified no additional contacts.
The third case is associated with a prekindergarten class at Eagle Point Elementary School. The individual was last in the building on Dec. 23 and is in quarantine. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The fourth case is associated with Edmund J. O’Neal Middle School of Excellence. The individual has been engaged entirely in a distance learning model and is in quarantine. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The fifth case is associated with Pine Hills Elementary School. The individual has been engaged entirely in a distance learning model and is in quarantine. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
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 continue to 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:
