Minks Test Positive for COVID-19 on BC Farm Where Workers Sick

Dr. Bonnie Henry pauses for a moment as she gives her daily media briefing regarding COVID-19 for the province of British Columbia in Victoria, B.C, on Dec. 7, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—Test results from five mink samples taken from a farm in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have come back positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.

The provincial Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday the animal samples were gathered after several workers at the mink farm tested positive for COVID-19.