Correction: The dates in the subhed were fixed to show the time period ended Jan. 13, 2022 (not 2021). Data: Metropolitan Council; Chart: Jared Whalen/Axios
If our poop could talk, it would tell us that the Omicron wave has crested in the Twin Cities and is falling fast.
Driving the news: The Metropolitan Council has begun publishing COVID concentration levels from its Twin Cities wastewater treatment plant in St. Paul.
Why it matters: New data released Tuesday shows that COVID may have peaked in the metro about two weeks ago.
Yes, but: The sewage data is just for the Twin Cities.
The Mayo Clinic's COVID model predicts the state will peak Jan. 26 before a rapid decline, according to the Star Tribune.