City School District Of Albany: Oct. 15 COVID-19 Cases

Press release from City School District of Albany:

October 15, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Friday of nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our schools. All cases and their unvaccinated contacts are quarantining at home.

Three of these cases are associated with Albany High School:

• One case involves the ninth grade. This individual was last in the building Oct. 12. The Albany County Health Department has identified three additional contacts. 
• Another case involves the junior class. This individual was last in the building Oct. 8. The health department has identified no additional contacts. 
• The third case at Albany High involves the senior class. This individual was last in the building Oct. 14. The health department has identified seven contacts. 

Two cases are associated with Sheridan Preparatory Academy. One case involves a kindergarten classroom. This individual was last in the building Oct. 15. The health department has identified four additional contacts; two of these individuals are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated. The other case involves a fifth-grade classroom. This individual was last in the building Oct. 8. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case. 

Two cases are associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. One case involves the sixth grade. This individual was last in the building Oct. 8. The health department has identified three additional contacts. The other case involves the seventh grade. This individual was last in the building Oct. 7. The health department has identified 12 additional contacts.

Friday’s eighth case involves the second grade at Giffen Memorial Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Oct. 8. The health department has identified 13 additional contacts; three of these individuals are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated. 

Friday’s final case is associated with Tony Clement Center for Education. This individual was last in the building Oct. 15. The health department has identified one additional contact; this individual is not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.

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.