A total of 38 new places have been added to the Government's coronavirus watchlist this week - including all 33 London boroughs.
And while it's bad news for the nation's capital, the north is harder hit still, with Leeds, Stockport, Wigan and Blackpool now escalated to the more serious 'areas of intervention'.
It is estimated that roughly 17m Brits are currently living under some manner of coronavirus restrictions. New additions Wigan and Blackpool have jumped straight onto the areas of intervention list, as cases rise rapidly.
Every London borough is now an 'area of concern'. Hartlepool , Middlesbrough , Stockton-on-Tees , Darlington , Redcar and Cleveland - Teesside - have been escalated to 'areas of enhanced support'.