COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at BC Mink Farm

Mink look out from their cage at a farm near Naestved, Denmark, on Nov. 6, 2020, where many of the animals had to be killed due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, with eight people testing positive for the virus.

Fraser Health Authority said in a statement on Dec. 6 that individuals who tested positive as well as their close contacts are self-isolating, while other employees are being screened.