School officials said they had 17 positive cases reported from Monday evening through this morning. Based on the number of buildings recently affected, the number of students and staff who now need to quarantine and the time required for contact tracing, New London Public Schools will need to close all schools to in-person instruction through Jan. 29. The Central Office building is also affected and will transfer to working remotely as well, the superintendent said. All staff and students will have distance learning until Feb. 1, when the district plans to resume its hybrid model. All students will receive live teaching throughout the day, including Wednesdays.