Two cases reported at area schools
KINGSTON, N.Y. » A staff member at the Edward R. Crosby Elementary School in Lake Katrine and a student at Mount Marion Elementary School have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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In a letter to parents, Saugerties Superintendent Kirk Reinhardt announced that a remote learner at Mount Marion tested positive for COVID-19. He revealed that the child has not been at school within the past 14 days and that this has been reported to the state’s School Covid Report Card.
The Kingston City School District reported to the state Thursday that an on-site staff member at the Crosby School had tested positive.
This brings the count to two staff members who have tested positive for COVID in the Kingston district.
A J. Watson Bailey Middle School staff member had previously tested positive.
Crosby is currently doing remote education only. Students are scheduled to return to the district’s seven elementary schools (Crosby, Chambers, Ernest C. Myer, George Washington, Harry L. Edson, John F. Kennedy and Robert R. Graves) on Monday, Oct. 26.
Vassar announced Monday a new student case of COVID-19. The college, according to its website, has two active on-campus cases.
Elsewhere, the Greene County Public Health Department has set up a COVID-19 testing pod for employees at the Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie. This was in response to last week’s outbreak among the inmate population. There were 89 active cases amongst the prisoners originally. The active count had lowered to 69 on Friday.
According to a press release, health officials offered to provide on-site employee testing at the first indication of the outbreak, but the Greene Correctional Facility declined the offer. Persistent efforts by the Public Health team led to the Department of Corrections’s approval.
According to the health department, the testing pod is for employees only and the New York State Prison System is responsible for inmate testing.
By the numbers
Dutchess County reported 30 more active cases of COVID over the weekend, raising its total from 135 on Thursday to 165 Monday. Out of 5,328 confirmed cases since the pandemic began in March, exactly 5,000 have recovered. The death toll remains at 163 in the county.
As of 5:24 p.m. Monday, Ulster County had not updated its COVID dashboard since Thursday. On Friday, it reported 174 active cases as of Thursday, down from 181 the day before.