Jan. 4 COVID-19 cases

Posted January 4, 2022

The City School District of Albany was notified of 76 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 between Sunday and Monday. All positive individuals are quarantining at home. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts any of these cases unless otherwise noted.

As a reminder for families that have picked up or will pick up a COVID-19 test kit this week, please follow the testing guidance that you received with your kit; that information also is available at . If your student tests positive, please be sure to report that result to the county health department using this form: .

One case is associated with the school district’s administrative offices in Academy Park. The individual was last in the building Jan. 3.

Twenty-three cases are associated with Albany High School:

Two cases involve individuals who were last in school Jan. 3. One case involves 11th grade. The health department identified three additional contacts with the case; all are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. The other case involves an individual not associated with a particular grade.
Five cases are not associated with a particular grade, and all the individuals were last in school Dec. 22.
Twelve cases involve individuals who were last in school Dec. 21. Two are in 12th grade, four are in 11th grade, two are in 10th grade and four are in ninth grade.
Two cases involve ninth grade, and the individuals were last in school Dec. 19.
One case involves ninth grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 17.
One case involves 12th grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 14.

One case involves second grade at Albany School of Humanities (ASH), and individual was last in school Dec. 21.

One case is associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School. The individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Dec. 23.

Three cases are associated with Delaware Community School. One individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Jan. 3. The other two individuals were last in school Dec. 21; one case involves kindergarten and the other involves fourth grade.

Three cases are associated with Eagle Point Elementary School.

One case involves first grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4. The health department identified four additional contacts with the case; of those, one is vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case involves fifth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department identified four additional contacts with the case; all are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case involves kindergarten, and the individual was last in school Dec. 21.

One case is associated with Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence. The individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Dec. 22.

Four cases are associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School. One case involves fifth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department identified five additional contacts with the case; of those, one is vaccinated and not required to quarantine. Three cases involve individuals associated with prekindergarten, first grade and second grade; all were last in school Dec. 21.

Three cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School. One case involves grades 1-2, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department has identified six additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. Two other cases involve individuals who were last in school Dec. 21; one is associated with third grade and the other with fourth grade.

Four cases are associated with New Scotland Elementary School. One case involves first grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department identified 10 additional contacts with case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. The other three cases involve fifth grade, and all the individuals were last in school Dec. 21.

Four cases are associated with North Albany Middle School. Two cases involve individuals who are not associated with a particular grade, and both were last in school Dec. 22. Two cases involve sixth grade, and the individuals were last in school Dec. 21.

Three cases are associated with Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy, and all the individuals were last in school Dec. 21. One case involves prekindergarten and two involve fifth grade.

Two cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School. One case involves third grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department identified 12 additional contacts with the case; of those, three are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. The other case also involves third grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 21. Please note that Pine Hills Elementary will shift to distance learning for the rest of the week due to staffing shortages and classroom coverage challenges related to COVID-19.

Two cases are associated with Sheridan Preparatory Academy. One case involves fifth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 4. The health department identified nine additional contacts with the case; of those, two are vaccinated and not required to quarantine. The other individual is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Dec. 22.

Six cases are associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.

One case involves eighth grade, and the individual was last in school Jan. 3. The health department has identified nine additional contacts with the case; of those, seven are vaccinated and not required to quarantine.
One case involves an individual not associated with a particular grade who was last in school Dec. 22.
Four cases are associated with individuals who were last in school Dec. 21. Of those, two involve sixth grade, one involves seventh grade and one involves eighth grade

Three cases are associated with Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST), and all the individuals were last in school Dec. 21. One case involves prekindergarten, one case involves second grade and one case involves third grade.

Two cases involve 10th grade at Tony Clement Center for Education. Both individuals were last in school Dec. 21.

Ten cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School.

One case involves eighth grade, and the individual was last in school Dec. 23.
Two individuals are not associated with a particular grade and were last in school Dec. 22.
Seven cases are associated with individuals who were last in school Dec. 21: Three cases involve sixth grade, two cases involve seventh grade, two cases involve eighth grade and one case involves an individual not associated with a particular grade.

Health and safety procedures at all district buildings continue to include cleaning and sanitizing. 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:

Maintain social distance at all times from those you don’t live with.
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.
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.
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:
In alignment with the recommendations of federal, state and local health and medical professionals, the City School District of Albany strongly encourages everyone 5 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: