Health Officials: Omicron has peaked in Minnesota

Photo by: Centers for Disease Control
Photo by: Centers for Disease Control

(St. Paul, MN) -- Health officials say the omicron variant has peaked in Minnesota.  

The Minnesota Department of Health says it appears the variant has reached its height in the state and that cases are continuing to decline. Officials point out that high rates of infection are continuing despite a decline in the number of cases.  

Over 54-hundred new cases were announced Thursday, along with 45 additional deaths.