Boris Johnson laid out his ambitious booster plan on Sunday night with new restrictions coming into force this week.
Nationally the average rate of infection per 100,000 people in the seven days to December 7 is 501.2, with parts of the city way in excess of that.
Even those neighbourhoods where the rate is lower are, by and large, showing rising infections however with 528 fresh cases, at a rate of 366.3, recorded.
These are the parts of Preston where cases are rising and falling...
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5. City Centre
The City Centre has a case rate of 296.9. There were 33 cases in the last seven days, a rise of 43.5%.
6. Frenchwood and Fishwick
Frenchwood and Fishwick has a case rate of 183.3. There were 30 cases in the last seven days, a rise of 41.7%.
7. Grimsargh and Goosnargh
Grimsargh and Goosnargh has a case rate of 833.8. There were 54 cases in the last seven days, a rise of 28.6%.
8. Broughton and Wychnor
Broughton and Wychnor has a case rate of 378.9. There were 30 cases in the last seven days, a rise of 15.4%.