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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.
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.