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The City School District of Albany was notified Friday of six new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Two cases involve Albany High School. One individual is associated with ninth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 28. The other individual is associated with tenth grade and was last in school on Sept. 24. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts with either case, and both individuals are quarantining at home.

One case involves Albany School of Humanities (ASH). The individual is associated with third grade, was last in the building on Sept. 27 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified 15 additional contacts with the case; nine of them are in quarantine.

Two cases involve a combined kindergarten/first grade class at Arbor Hill Elementary School. One individual was last in the building on Sept. 24 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified 13 additional contacts with this case; nine of them are in quarantine. The other individual was last in the building on Sept. 29 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.

Friday’s last case involves North Albany Middle School. The individual is associated with seventh grade, was last in the building on Sept. 24 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified one additional contact with the case.

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 (wearing masks inside all district buildings, hand hygiene, social distancing of 3 feet or more in all classrooms, and other precautions).

We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:

1. Maintain social distance at all times from those you don’t live with.
2. Always wear a mask that covers both the mouth and nose when inside at school or when your student is riding a bus to or from school.
3. Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
4. Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.
5. 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:
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• In alignment with the recommendations of federal, state and local health and medical professionals, the City School District of Albany strongly encourages everyone 12 and older who is eligible and able to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
  • You can find information about COVID-19 vaccinations on the Albany County Health Department website:
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