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The Brant County Health Unit on Tuesday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours.
That’s an increase from the 25 reported on Monday.
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There were 281 active cases on Tuesday, up from 256 on Monday.
The health unit is reporting 392 variants of concern. Of those, 286 are the N501Y mutation with the B.1.1.7 (UK) lineage, 67 are the E484K mutation, 35 have both the N501Y and E484K mutation and four have the P.1 lineage (Brazil).
Since the pandemic began last March, 2,361 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Brantford-Brant, with 2,091 of those resulting in recovered cases.
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Public health officials said on Friday that transit users would be at a low risk of contracting the virus from the outbreaks, adding the transit provider has been following proper cleaning protocols.
The terminal remains open, with approval from BCHU, the city says.
Any riders who visited it between April 6 and 12 and are concerned about possible exposure should contact the Brant Community Healthcare System to arrange testing.
The outbreak follows months of efforts by rank-and-file members of ATU Local 685 to push Brantford Transit to demand officials prioritize them for shots, said ATU Canada national president John Di Nino in a media release.