PNP: 396 areas nationwide under COVID-19 granular lockdowns

As of Monday, 396 areas across the country were under a granular lockdown, fewer than Saturday's 419 areas, the Philippine National Police reported.

Based on PNP data released Tuesday, 181 of the locked-down areas were in the Cordillera Region, 123 in the Ilocos, 57 in Metro Manila, 23 in Mimaropa, and 12 in Calabarzon.

A total of 840 people were affected by the granular lockdowns, according to the PNP.

To ensure security and adherence to minimum health standards in the locked-down areas, 152 PNP personnel and 237 force multipliers had been deployed.

Local government units decide on whether or not to impose or lift a granular lockdown on a house, compound, street, or building based on the number of infections reported.

Granular lockdowns are micro-level area COVID-19 quarantines for "critical zones" in LGUs.

On Monday, the Philippines reported 3,242,374 total COVID-19 infections, with 37,070 additional cases. A total of 290,938 are still active cases. — DVM, GMA News