Nearing 80, Benton performs on accordion at venues around region 8:00 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
Galen Benton performs on his accordion Thursday, April 29, 2021, in the south dining room at Worthington s Ecumen Meadows. (Ryan McGaughey/The Globe)
WORTHINGTON Galen Benton has certainly kept himself active since his retirement, but he’s happy to be a little extra busier these days.
After COVID-19 restrictions limited Benton’s opportunities to provide musical entertainment to folks throughout southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa during this past year, he’s now getting back to his old routine. This past Thursday afternoon (April 29), Benton was in a familiar spot at Ecumen Meadows, performing songs on his accordion from multiple eras and genres.
Worthington s saliva testing site will be closed Thursday through Sunday. 11:33 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
REGIONAL Nobles County recorded f4 new cases of COVID-19 during the 24-hour reporting period that ended at 4 p.m. Tuesday, while Cottonwood County reported seven new cases and Pipestone County added six new cases. Murray County reported four additional cases of the novel coronavirus, Rock County had three new cases and Jackson County had one.
They were among 1,514 new cases of the virus reported during the one-day period, according to a Wednesday morning update from the Minnesota Department of Health.
The cumulative total of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota is 572,025 (positive and antigen tests), with 550,992 beyond the 10-day isolation period. Thus far, 41,190 Minnesota health care workers have contracted the virus.
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No new COVID-related deaths recorded during 24-hour period. 11:20 am, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
REGIONAL Minnesota recorded no new COVID-related deaths during the 24-hour period that ended at 4 p.m. Sunday. Meanwhile, there were another 1,197 new cases of the virus reported, according to this morning’s update from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Among the new cases were two in Murray County, and one each in Pipestone and Rock counties.
The cumulative total of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota now stands at 569,440 (positive and antigen tests), with 547,021 beyond the 10-day isolation period. Thus far, 41,043 Minnesota health care workers have contracted the virus.
Minnesota’s death toll from the virus stands at 7,079, including 4,353 residents of long-term care facilities.