Author of the article: Vincent Ball
Publishing date: Jan 06, 2021 • January 6, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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The local COVID-19 surge continued Wednesday with the Brant County Health Unit reporting 24 new cases in the past 24 hours.
On Tuesday, 26 new cases were reported.
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For the week ended Jan. 3, there were a record 158 cases of the virus reported, topping the previous record of 95 and double the 79 cases reported the previous week.
The additional positive tests brings to 168 the number of active cases in Brantford-Brant with five people in Brantford General Hospital.