Nov. 15 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted November 15, 2021
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified over the weekend and Monday of 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Each of these individuals and all unvaccinated contacts are quarantined at home. 

Six of these cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School:

  • Three cases are associated with sixth grade:
    • One individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The Albany County Health Department has identified 15 additional contacts.
    • One individual was last in the building Nov. 8. The health department has identified 18 additional contacts.
    • The individual in the third sixth-grade case was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified eight additional contacts.
  • Two of Hackett’s cases are associated with seventh grade:
    • One of these individuals was last in the building Nov. 10. The health department has identified 22 additional contacts, six of whom are not required to quarantine because they are fully vaccinated. The second individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified 14 additional contacts, five of whom are not required to quarantine because they are fully vaccinated.
  • The sixth Hackett case is associated with eighth grade. This individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified 11 additional contacts, five of whom are not required to quarantine because they are fully vaccinated. 

Four more cases are associated with Albany High School:

  • Two cases are associated with the junior class. In one case, the individual was last in the building Nov. 9. The health department has identified nine additional contacts. In the second, the individual was last in the building Nov. 5. The health department has identified no additional contacts with that case.
  • In another case, the individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified three additional contacts.
  • In Albany High’s fourth case, the individual was last in the building Nov. 10. The health department has identified two additional contacts. 

Another case is associated with first grade at New Scotland Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Nov. 10. The health department has identified eight additional contacts, two of whom are not required to quarantine because they are fully vaccinated. 

Another case is associated with seventh grade at North Albany Middle School. This individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified 12 additional contacts, two of whom are not required to quarantine because they are fully vaccinated. 

The final case is associated with third grade at Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). This individual was last in the building Nov. 12. The health department has identified eight additional contacts, one of whom is not required to quarantine because 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:

  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.
  • 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.