Nation Mink infected with mutated coronavirus strain escaped from Oregon farm afflicted by COVID-19 outbreak December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Joshua Bote, USA TODAYComments Off on Mink infected with mutated coronavirus strain escaped from Oregon farm afflicted by COVID-19 outbreak The runaway mink was caught Dec. 13 by a team of state biologists and tested positive for low levels of the virus just over a week later.