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More than 1,000 Latitude Festival attendees test positive for COVID-19 after event

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Latitude Festival later tested positive for COVID-19, government figures sayThe event was held in Suffolk last month, the week after England dropped all restrictions on gatherings.

It was organised as part of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), meaning everyone in attendance had to provide proof of double vaccination or a negative lateral flow test.Results from the event show that around 37,000 visitors attended the festival each day from July 21-24, and despite the entry requirements, 432 people were likely to have been infectious while at the festival.1,050 people then caught coronavirus in the days after the event, with government figures suggesting 619 people contracted the virus around the time of Latitude.Suffolk Public.

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