Jan. 31, 2022 Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say the surge in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota has reached its peak but warn levels remain dangerously high. Mayo data scientist Curtis Storlie says Minnesota cases likely peaked several days ago. "The case reported data is a lagging indicator of where we are at because you have a few days before you get a test. Once you're infected, it gets sent to the state they have to adjudicate. And so for the most part, we're probably about a week behind in terms of our reported numbers." Storlie says people should continue to be vigilant and take COVID safeguard seriously because cases, while decreasing, remain relatively high. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date Minnesota news twice daily. — Mark Zdechlik, MPR News | 