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A wild mink in Utah is the first wild animal anywhere to test positive for COVID-19, researchers say

The animal was found and tested near an infected fur farm.

(Sergei Grits | AP file photo)FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2015, file photo, a mink sniffs the air near a the village of Khatenchitsy, Belarus on Sept. 4, 2015. A wild mink in Utah has become the first wild animal to test positive for COVID-19. It was found near an infected fur farm.