Covid-19 rates are varying widely between neighborhoods, with a sharp divide between streets in the Fenway or South End and areas closer to the Downtown.

City data on Covid-19 infections indicates that neighborhoods around the Downtown are faring better than the rest of the city and far better than their neighbors immediately to the South.

A more precise breakdown of the city’s data hasn’t been published since the second peak on January 18, but information form the Boston Public Health Commission shows that the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, the North End and the West End have a combined 445 cases since January 16, a markedly better rate than the city average.

The South End and Fenway aren’t so fortunate. The Fenway has the highest rate in the city, with 2,779 new cases per 100,000 residents. The South End takes second place, with 1,169 cases per 100,000 residents. By comparison, their neighbors to the north have only 798 cases per 100,000 residents.

This is a deterioration for the South End, which in previous two-week snapshots sat directly at the citywide case rate average rather than falling beneath it.

There are also disparities in which ages are most vulnerable. Residents aged 20-29 were the largest drivers of Omicron infections at 27,000 infections per 100,000 residents.

Each decade beyond slightly decreased infection rates until reaching the healthiest demographic, that being 70-90-year-olds with only 16,000 infections per 100,000 residents. Death rates remain unequal, with African-American and white residents making up a disproportionate amount of deaths compared to their share of infections.

All told, while multi-day averages remain well over the city’s goals, the most recent lulls between swells of infection have diminished to a point comparable with infection rates before Omicron’s ravages.

January 23 saw only 255 new cases according to the city’s data, above the city’s target of 67 but comparable to rates in November and early December. It’s likely that peaks will remain unusually high for a while, but there is some hope that the city is approaching a return to normalcy. Public officials, meanwhile, continue to put a focus on vaccination. Mayor Michelle Wu stressed inoculation’s central position in the city’s strategy why she announced new guidelines mandating vaccinations to access some indoor dining, fitness and entertainment spaces. “The best tool we have to end the ongoing Covid-19 surge, reduce hospitalization rates, and save lives is for everyone to get vaccinated,” she said on January 15, just days before another peak in infections. “We are putting these measures in place to help safeguard our residents, our businesses and our community.”