The City School District of Albany was notified of 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the four-day New Year’s weekend. Six of the 10 cases involve individuals who have been engaged entirely in a distance learning environment, and the Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts with any of the new cases.
Three cases are associated with Albany High School. Two of these individuals were last in the building Dec. 23 and are now quarantined at home. The third case involves an individual engaged in distance learning. This individual also is quarantined at home.
Two cases are associated with Albany School of Humanities (ASH). These individuals have been engaged in distance learning and are quarantined at home.
One case involves Delaware Community School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 23 and is now quarantined at home.
Two cases are associated with Eagle Point Elementary School. One of these individuals was last in the building Dec. 23 and is now quarantined at home. The second case involves an individual engaged in distance learning. This individual also is quarantined at home.
Two cases are associated with Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, both involving individuals engaged in distance learning. These individuals 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 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:
