Article content A 15th local death attributed to COVID-19 was reported on Wednesday by the Brant County Health Unit. Details were not immediately available on the victim’s age, gender or source of transmission. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Brant County Health Unit reports 15th COVID-19 death Back to video The death was reported on the same day that the area saw its new COVID-19 cases jump. On Wednesday, the health unit reported 51 new cases in the past 24 hours, up from the 34 new cases on Tuesday. Total active cases also increased to 284 on Wednesday from 281 on Tuesday.