These are the 5 Preston areas where Covid is falling as England’s ‘Freedom Day’ arrives

By Iain Lynn

Published 19th Jul 2021, 16:11 GMT

Updated 19th Jul 2021, 16:23 GMT

England’s so-called ‘Freedom Day’ has finally arrived and while the country is seeing an increase in Covid case numbers there are still some areas that have low infection rates.

The latest government figures show 5 out of 17 areas in Preston saw a drop in infections in the latest seven-day period, the second week in July.

As restrictions on social distancing and mask wearing now lift in England, we reveal which neighbourhoods have the lowest rate of cases per 100,000 people.