City School District Of Albany: Nov. 9 COVID-19 Cases

Press release from City School District of Albany:

November 9, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Tuesday of three new confirmed cases of COVID-19. All cases and their unvaccinated contacts are quarantining at home.

The first case involves Albany High School. The individual is associated with 12th grade and was last in school Oct. 27. The Albany County Health Department identified no additional contacts.

The second two cases involve first grade at New Scotland Elementary School. Both individuals were last in school on Nov. 5. The health department identified nine additional contacts with one individual; three are vaccinated and do not require quarantine. The health department identified 10 additional contacts with the other individual; three are vaccinated and do not require quarantine.

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:

• 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:
    • https://covid19screening.health.ny.gov/
    • https://www.wmyhealth.org/covid-19-updates/covid-19-testing/ 
• 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:
    • https://www.albanycounty.com/departments/health/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccination 

This press release was produced by City School District of Albany. The views expressed here are the author’s own.