Mink at two Utah farms test positive for COVID-19

People who had contact with the animals have also tested positive for the virus, which causes COVID-19 in humans, the agency said.Tests were carried out after unusually large numbers of mink died at the farms, the agency said.The animal, which is bred for its fur, is known to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the agency said, after mink carrying the virus were found on four of the 155 farms in the Netherlands.