The City School District of Albany was notified Monday of 11 new COVID-19 cases that affect nine schools.
Three cases are associated with Albany High School. All the individuals have been engaged entirely in a distance learning model and are quarantined at home. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts.
The fourth case is associated with a fifth-grade class at Albany School of Humanities (ASH). The individual was last in the building on Jan. 21 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified 12 additional contacts with this case; these individuals are quarantined at home.
The fifth case is associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 5 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The sixth case is associated with Delaware Community School. The individual has been engaged entirely in a distance learning model and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The seventh case is associated with a fourth-grade class at Pine Hills Elementary School. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 11 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The eighth case is associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 15 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The ninth case is associated with William S. Hackett Middle School. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 22 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
The last two cases involve individuals who were on First Student buses. One individual was on a bus that serves Albany High School and the Center for Disability Services’ Kevin G. Langan School in Albany; that person was last on the bus on Jan. 19 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified five additional contacts associated with this person, three of which are associated with Albany High School; all are quarantined at home. The other person was on a bus that serves Giffen Memorial Elementary School and Montessori Magnet School. The individual was last on the bus on Jan. 21 and is quarantined at home. The health department has identified 16 additional contacts at Giffen and nine additional contacts at Montessori. All are quarantined 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 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:
