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The Brant County Health Unit reported on Wednesday almost half as many new COVID-19 cases from Tuesday.
There were 21 new cases reported on Wednesday by the health unit. On Tuesday, there were 40.
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However, despite the lower new case count, active cases increased to 162 on Wednesday from 155 on Tuesday.
There are also seven people receiving treatment at Brantford General Hospital, an decrease from the 10 who were receiving treatment on Tuesday.
Although the health unit website says there are five people hospitalized, the numbers on the two websites are different because some patients receiving treatment at BGH may reside outside of Brantford-Brant.