Preston local lockdown: This is where cases have spiked as city confirmed to have the fourth-highest Covid case rate in the country

The new statistics were swiftly followed by the Government's announcement that social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday.

Here is the latest data released by Public Health England revealing the number of confirmed cases in each area of Preston.

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):