The Brant County Health Unit says several COVID-19 cases have been linked to gatherings in a forest, at a quarry, and a pick-up football game over the May long weekend.
The number of new daily COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Brantford and Brant County.
The Brant County Health Unit on Thursday reported 15 new cases in the previous 24 hours, up from 11 on Wednesday and seven on Tuesday.
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The increase comes after the health issued a news release late Wednesday afternoon that stated 12 cases have been linked to outdoor gatherings between May 21 and 26. The health unit traced cases to outdoor social gatherings May 21, 22 and 23 in Brantford in wooded areas off of Hunter’s Way, around Franklin Grobb Memorial Forest, an outdoor social gathering May 25 at a quarry in Drumbo and a pickup football game May 26 at Brantford’s Lions Park.