March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021 5:55 am Published by

March 11th is the 70th day of 2021. There are 295 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Vaccination Clinic is now booking all health care workers and those born in 1946 or earlier.

Please call and leave a message to book your appointment at 519-351-1010 on the following days:

  • Last name A-M please call Mon/Wed/Fri
  • Last name N-Z please call Tue/Thu/Fri

Eight new positive COVID19 cases reported Wednesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 2 resolved cases, the current active caseload sits at 40.

Ontario reported 1,316 positive cases. In the last week, 5 days have been over 1,000.

Today marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization officially classified the COVID-19 coronavirus as a pandemic.

It was the first time that they had escalated an “outbreak” to a “pandemic” since the H1N1 swine flu in 2009.

As of Wednesday, there has been 118 million postive cases, resulting in 2.61 million deaths. Chatham-Kent has had 1,391 positive cases and 9 deaths.

It’ll be hotter today in C-K than in L.A.!

Daytime highs will only reach about 13C in Los Angeles today, according to the current forecast.

Parts of Southwestern Ontario could reach 20.

The Weather Network says that the combination of warmth and humidity may also lead to the first thunderstorm of 2021 later today. After that, temperatures will take a dive in the province. The high on Saturday and Sunday it will only reach about 8C.

McDonald’s is testing AI technology to take orders in their drive-thrus.

The voice itself is described as female, similar to Alexa or Siri. It’s connected to a digital menu, and can even suggest food if you’re unsure about what to order.

The idea is that the AI will take care of the orders and allow human employees to focus on accuracy and quality of the food items. Fast-food places are always looking to speed up their service to contend with their competitors, and McDonald’s is hoping an AI drive-thru will help with this, even if it’s just a minute or two of difference. The technology is currently being tested in Chicago.

They’re also saying it can also be a great outlet for those who suffer social anxiety and find it difficult to speak with human employees.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod