July 21, 2020

July 21st is the 203rd day of the year. There are 163 days remaining until the end of the year.

Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chatham-Kent Monday.

The total number of active cases across Chatham-Kent is now 25. Of those, 24 are self-isolating and one is in hospital.

Most of these recent cases are immediate family and close contacts of positive cases, which have been identified through contact tracing and have been tested.

(1 of 2) Over the weekend, Chatham-Kent has seen an increase in active COVID-19 cases. Almost all of these recent cases are immediate family and close contacts of positive cases, which have been identified through contact tracing and have been tested. pic.twitter.com/BcbuXxCAnq

— CK Public Health (@CKPublicHealth) July 20, 2020

Premier Doug Ford announced yesterday that Sarnia-Lambton, Durham, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Haldiman-Norfolk and York regions will enter Stage 3 Friday.

The selected regions will be able to open their doors to dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theatres, gyms and more.

Windsor-Essex, Toronto and Peel will stay in Stage 2.

Today we have more good news for Ontario families, businesses and communities. But we won’t stop until every worker in Ontario gets back to work and back on their feet. As of Friday July 24th, more regions will move into Stage 3.

Learn more: https://t.co/iDSzav1f42 pic.twitter.com/8yKXFeaS8Q

— Doug Ford (@fordnation) July 20, 2020

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic today at the Chatham-Kent YMCA from 1-7.

Book your appointment now at Blood.ca, use the apps, call 1-888-2-DONATE or just walk in!

There’s another clinic tomorrow from 1-7 and Saturday from 9-1 at the YMCA.

First time donors are welcome! Stop by and give the gift of life!

Monday was a pretty good day for the richest man in the world.

Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth yesterday after shares of Amazon surged by 7.9%. His highest one day increase ever.

Amazon shares are up by 73% for the year mainly because of the coronavirus.

Bezos’ net worth is now estimated at $189.3 billion, he’s on track to become the first trillionaire in the U.S. by 2026. Jeff’s ex-wife, Mackenzie, added $4.6 billion to her net worth on Monday.

The world’s largest cricket processing plant coming to London.

Construction will start soon on a facility near the 401 and should be open by 2021.

The plant will employ 60 people to help meet the demand for alternative protein products for both the human and pet food industries.

Crickets can be used in a number of ways, whether they are roasted whole or put into protein bars.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod