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BBC Radio Gloucestershire Special

Did the Cheltenham Festival help the spread of Covid-19?

Duration: 33 minutes

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Around 150,000 people attended the four day event in March, 10 days before the coronavirus lockdown.

Six weeks later Gloucestershire has the highest Covid-19 death rate in the South West - with a hotspot in Cheltenham.

Hayley Mortimer investigates the impact of the festival.

Producer: Carly Appleby. Show less

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