EXCLUSIVE: A leaked data map shows the highest number of confirmed coronavirus hospital admissions in Gloucestershire was a neighbouring postcode of Cheltenham Racecourse, as of April 3.

Cheltenham was the hotspot of the county for confirmed hospital admissions as of April 3, according to the data.

GL52, which near the racecourse, had the county& #39;s highest figure of 27 at the time.

More than 250,000 people were in attendance across the four-day event in March, which ended 10 days before lockdown measures began.

The Government & The Jockey Club has defended their decisions not to cancel the event.

The Cheltenham Festival organiser said it followed "clear guidance from the Government and science experts" and it introduced special hygiene measures for the meeting.

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Two Cheltenham postcodes most in the red made up nearly a quarter of county-wide confirmed hospital admissions as of April 3.

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