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Denmark has found 214 people infected with mink-related coronavirus: State Serum Institute – Metro US

Denmark has found 214 people infected with mink-related coronavirus: State Serum Institute

Minks are seen at Hans Henrik Jeppesen’s farm near Soroe
Minks are seen at Hans Henrik Jeppesen’s farm near Soroe

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases, has found mink-related versions of coronavirus in 214 people since June, according to a report on its website updated on Nov. 5.

One strain of the mutated coronavirus, which has prompted Denmark to cull its entire herd of mink, has however only been found in 12 people and on five mink farms so far.

(Reporting by Nikolaj Skydsgaard and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen)