March 22, 2021

March 22nd is the 81st day of 2021. There are 284 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham-Kent Public Health reported 21 new COVID-19 cases as of Friday.

With only eight resolved, the number of active cases grew to 91. One person remains in hospital.

A recently declared outbreak at a place of worship remains in place. However, the institutional outbreaks – Copper Terrace and the dialysis unit at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance – have been declared over.

Ontario reported 1,791 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday along with 18 additional deaths, as the active caseload across the province rose to its highest point since Feb. 8.

Chatham-Kent will move into the ‘Red-Control’ tier of the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open framework as of today.

Indoor dining for regions in Red-Control will be allowed for up to 50 per cent of the dining area, provided that physical distancing is followed. Total occupancy cannot exceed 50 patrons while in Red. Indoor dining for regions in Orange-Restrict will allow for 100 patrons. Tables are limited to a maximum of four and they must be members of the same household with an exemption for people who live alone.

Vaccine freezers in Chatham-Kent are once again empty.

The mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the John D. Bradley Centre in Chatham will be closed until the next shipment of vaccine arrives locally.

The clinic is expected to open back up on Tuesday.

An Ontario ticket holder won Saturday’s $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot.

And the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec.

Saturday’s Lotto 649 numbers 09 16 25 36 39 43 Bonus 49.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar. 24 will be an estimated $5 million.

The Chatham-Kent Public Library has launched the CKPL Grows Seed Library on Saturday, March 20 at all 11 library branches. There are lots of different varieties of fruit, vegetables, flowers, and herbs to choose from.

Residents can borrow seeds for free, save the seeds they grow and return some of the seeds back to the library at the end of the growing season.

You can call and reserve seeds, but the easiest way is to just stop by curbside pickup at your local library branch. All you need is a library card.

For more information on the seed library and library branch hours.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh