2nd Inwood School Reports Staffer With Positive Coronavirus Case

INWOOD, NY — Education officials released 39 names Tuesday of New York City schools with confirmed coronavirus cases among staffers, and the city reported Our lady Queen of Martyrs School on the list.

Department of Education officials late that day released a list of schools with positive COVID-19 cases between Friday and Monday.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School is located at 71 Arden Street, near Fort Tryon Park's upper section.

The Upper Manhattan Catholic school is PreK-8th grade and has 275 students, according to its website. The school opened on Sept. 9, along with the rest of the Catholic schools in New York City.

The infected staffer and their close contacts will have to quarantine.

It is the second time in the past two weeks that an Inwood school has reported a positive coronavirus case among its staffers. Earlier in the month, the Paula Hedbavny School at 421 West 219th Street reported an infected staffer.

However, the staffer tested positive before any students had returned to the school.

City officials also announced on Tuesday that a staffer at P.S.I.S 187 Hudson Cliffs School had a confirmed case of coronavirus. The school is located in Washington Heights at 349 Cabrini Boulevard.

However, the staffer never reported to the building.

All but one of the schools announced Tuesday — P.S. K811 Connie Lekas School in Sheepshead Bay — had a single case. Connie Lekas had two cases, prompting a temporary closure and investigation into contacts.

Patch reporter Matt Troutman contributed to this report.