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Two new coronavirus cases related to Guilderland, schools closed Friday

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 12:37

Two more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Albany County, connected to a woman in Guilderland, County Executive Daniel McCoy announced on Twitter Friday.

One is a student at Farnsworth Middle School, according to a statement by the district Friday, prompting a required closure of the district. 

This brings the total confirmed cases in the county to four, three of which are in Guilderland, each under quarantine. A fourth case, announced Thursday, is a student at the University at Albany, where classes have been suspended.

McCoy also said the county's nursing home has been closed to visitors, and congregate meal programs, where low income seniors can get meals, have been shut down for 30 days.

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