In all, 11 wards have numbers far in excess of the average for England, which is a case rate of 442.5 per 100,000 people.
In Lancashire that is 437.0 while Preston itself comes in at 455.8. But as the figures below show there are real discrepancies across the city.
It comes as the NHS delivered a record number of boosters last week. Around 1.7 million coronavirus booster jabs were given out – the highest weekly total yet, the NHS in England said.
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1. Longsands
In Longsands, there were 52 cases in the seven days to October 27, a case rate of 793.4.
2. Grimsargh and Goosnargh
In Grimsargh and Goosnargh, there were 46 cases in the seven days to October 27, a case rate of 710.3.
3. Haslam Park
In Haslam Park, there were 45 cases in the seven days to October 27, a case rate of 695.1.
4. Lea and Marina
In Lea and Marina, there were 40 cases in the seven days to October 27, a case rate of 603.1.