Octant co-founder and CEO Sri Kosuri provides insight into a new UCLA coronavirus test.At least 10,000 minks have died in Utah from coronavirus as the pandemic ravages susceptible farms, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said Friday.Though the virus has spread rapidly amongst mink populations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated, ” there is presently no proof that animals, consisting of mink or other mustelids, play a considerable function in spreading out the infection to human beings.” Most of the deaths have been amongst older minks, which are valued for their luxurious pelts.NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS HARVEST 1,000 ACRES OF NEIGHBORS CROPS AFTER MAN SUFFERS HEART ATTACKState officials say they are trying to mitigate the spread.” The impacted mink farms have been quarantined to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has carried out strict biosecurity measures and is working vigilantly with other organizations to attend to these break outs,” a spokesperson for the state Agriculture Department told Fox News. INVESTING BILL NEGOTIATIONS SPUTTER OVER FUNDING FOR FARMERSIn Wisconsin, several hundred minks also were infected there, the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison reported Thursday.Coronavirus was first identified in minks in the U.S. in August, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that two Utah farms were affected.Farmers were currently conscious that mink were prone to coronavirus as there were currently outbreaks on farms in the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREAbout 2.7 million mink pelts were produced in the U.S. last year, according to the USDA. Wisconsin produces more pelts than any other state, followed by Utah.The industry as a whole was valued at $59.2 million last year, down 30% from $84.3 million in 2018. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSThe Associated Press added to this report..