Preston local lockdown: These are the areas that have recorded a spike in new cases of coronavirus in the last weekPreston local lockdown: These are the areas that have recorded a spike in new cases of coronavirus in the last week
Preston local lockdown: These are the areas that have recorded a spike in new cases of coronavirus in the last week

Preston local lockdown: These are the areas that have recorded a spike in new cases of coronavirus in the last week

As Preston records yet another sharp increase in coronavirus cases, here is the latest data released by Public Health England which reveals the number of confirmed cases in each area of Preston in the last recorded week.

In the seven days to September 7, Preston council areas recorded the highest number of cases since May 27, 2020.

MORE: Preston hits Covid top three - and a sharp rise in South RibbleThe latest Public Health England (PHE) data taken from the Gov.uk website includes lab confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 reported by September 8, 2020 with a specimen date up to September 6, 2020 (week 36).

Nine areas of Preston recorded three cases or more in the previous week (week 35) between August 24, 2020 to August 30, 2020 - you can read the full data here.

These are the areas of Preston where data has been accurately mapped, from lowest to highest case numbers (Areas with fewer than three cases are now represented as 0-2. Images are for illustration purposes only):