Saliva testing site open Thursdays through Mondays at the Worthington Event Center. 11:11 am, Feb. 9, 2021 × REGIONAL — Among the six counties of far southwest Minnesota, there were just two newly reported positive cases of COVID-19 during the 24-hour period that ended at 4 p.m. Monday. Nobles and Cottonwood counties each reported one new case, while Jackson, Murray, Pipestone and Rock counties reported no new cases of the virus. Statewide, there were 586 new COVID-19 cases reported during the 24-hour period. The state’s cumulative total of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases now stands at 469,254 (positive and antigen tests), with 455,280 beyond the 10-day isolation period. Thus far, 37,019 Minnesota health care workers have contracted the virus.