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

Press release from City School District of Albany:

October 19, 2021

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

The first case is associated with 10th grade at Albany High School. The individual was last in school on Oct. 18, and the Albany County Health Department identified no additional contacts with the case.

The second and third cases are associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. The second case involves an individual who was last in school on Oct. 19. The health department identified no additional contacts with the case. The third case involves an individual associated with seventh grade who was last in school on Oct. 14. The health department identified 10 additional contacts with the case; five are vaccinated and do not require quarantine.

The fourth case is associated with 11th grade at Tony Clement Center for Education. The individual was last in school on Oct. 15. The health department identified 12 additional contacts; seven are vaccinated and do not require quarantine.

The fifth case is associated with eighth grade at William S. Hackett Middle School. The individual was last in school on Oct. 14. The health department identified 17 additional contacts; 10 are vaccinated and do not require quarantine.

Tuesday’s sixth and final case is associated with a First Student bus that serves New Scotland Elementary School. The individual was last in school on Oct. 14, and the health department has identified 12 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:

• 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.