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The City School District of Albany was notified Tuesday of 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. All positive cases and 15 associated unvaccinated contacts are required to quarantine. 

As a reminder for families that picked a COVID-19 test kit last week, please follow the testing guidance that you received with your kit. If your student tests positive, please be sure to report that result to the county health department . Please contact your school if you were not able to pick up your student's test kit last week.

Five cases are associated with Albany High School:

• One case involves Abrookin Career and Technical Center. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
• Two cases are associated with ninth grade. One individual was last in the building Jan. 3. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case. In the other case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 8. The health department has identified 13 additional contacts, but none is required to quarantine as all are fully vaccinated.
• One case is associated with 12th grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 8. The health department has identified no additional contacts.
• In the final case affecting Albany High, the individual was last in the building Jan. 7. The health department has identified no additional contacts.

Two cases are associated with kindergarten at Pine Hills Elementary School. Both individuals were last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts with either case.

Two cases are associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. One case is associated with seventh grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified 16 additional contacts, but 10 are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated. The other case is associated with eighth grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.

One case is associated with Albany School of Humanities (ASH). This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified 15 additional contacts, but six individuals do not need to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated. 

One case is associated with fourth grade at Eagle Point Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts.

One case is associated with fifth grade at Giffen Memorial Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts.

One case is associated with Montessori Magnet School. This individual was last in the building Jan. 10. The health department has identified no additional contacts.

Tuesday’s final case is associated with Tony Clement Center for Education. This individual was last in the building Jan. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts.

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:

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 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:
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