Article content The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was down to eight on Wednesday after several days of double-digit increases. According the Brant County Health Unit, there are 95 active cases of the virus in Brantford and the County of Brant. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. One of those people is being treated at Brantford General Hospital. While there were eight new cases reported in the last 24 hours, one false positive was discovered and removed from the overall case count. There have been 681 confirmed local COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic in March. A total of 581 of those cases have been resolved.