Almost 5,000 Covid cases linked to Cornish music and surf festival
by Steven Morris from on (#5NP27)
Organisers of Boardmasters say event had measures in place above and beyond national guidelines'
Almost 5,000 Covid-19 cases have been linked to the music and surfing festival Boardmasters, which took place in Cornwall this month.
Health officials said 4,700 people who have tested positive for coronavirus confirmed they had attended the festival in Newquay or had connections to it. About three-quarters of them are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.
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