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Coronavirus coverageAlmost 5,000 Covid-19 cases have been linked to the
music and surfing festival Boardmasters, which took place in Cornwall this month.
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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.