UK festival run by Electric Picnic organisers blamed for Covid spike

Festival-goers watch Bill Bailey perform at the Obelisk Arena at the Latitude festival in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk. 

Covid rates are on the rise in an English county following a music festival run by the same group that hosts Electric Picnic.

The Latitude festival, which ran from July 21-24 in East Suffolk, saw around 40,000 music fans descend on the area for what was one of the UK government's test events. Attendees were required to present proof of full vaccination, proof of a negative NHS Lateral Flow test, or proof of immunity based on a positive PCR test.