COVID-19 cases at Brock University student residences on the rise

The COVID-19 outbreak at Brock University student residences is now at 22 cases.

One student who lived at the campus tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.

Nine more positive cases were confirmed on Thursday. Niagara Region Public Health declared an outbreak at on Friday.

As a result the school moved the few classes that were being offered in class to online until at least next Monday, while several on-campus common areas have temporarily closed.

Public health says the outbreak stemmed from social gatherings over the previous week.

A number of students living in Brock residences are now isolating in self-contained quarantine residence units on campus.