The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
One case involves Albany High School. The individual is associated with grade 10 and has not attended school this year. The Albany County Health Department has identified no additional contacts with the case.
Four cases involve Delaware Community School, and all the individuals are quarantining at home. The first individual is associated with prekindergarten and was last in the building on Sept. 17. The second individual is associated with kindergarten and was last in the building on Sept. 15. The health department has identified no additional contacts in those cases. The third individual is associated with second grade and was last in the building on Sept. 20; the health department has identified four additional contacts with the case. The fourth individual is associated with fifth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 17; the health department has identified four additional contacts with this case as well.
One case involves North Albany Middle School. The individual is associated with seventh grade, was last in the building on Sept. 21 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case.
One case involves Pine Hills Elementary School. The individual is associated with second grade and was last in the building on Sept. 10. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case.
Two cases involve Sheridan Preparatory Academy, and both individuals are quarantining at home. The first individual is associated with kindergarten and was last in the building on Sept. 22. The health department has identified two additional contacts with the case. The second individual is associated with third grade and was last in the building on Sept. 21. The health department has identified two additional contacts with this case, as well.
One case involves Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. The individual is associated with seventh grade, was last in the building on Sept. 17 and is quarantining at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case.
The last two cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School. The first individual is associated with eighth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 21. The health department has identified no additional contacts with the case. The second individual is associated with eighth grade and was last in the building on Sept. 17. 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:
- 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:
- 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 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:
- You can find information about COVID-19 vaccinations on the Albany County Health Department website:
