PNP: Areas under granular lockdown increase to 605

From 590, the number of areas under granular lockdown due to COVID-19 cases has increased to 605, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday.

As of Sunday, 384 of these areas are in Cordillera, 130 in Ilocos, 77 in Cagayan, eight in Mimaropa, and six in the National Capital Region, the PNP said.

A total of 1,233 people were affected by the restrictions.

To enforce minimum health standards, the PNP has deployed 160 personnel and 436 force multipliers in the locked down areas.

Local government units (LGUs) decide whether 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 Sunday, the Philippines reported 8,361 new COVID-19 cases, which brought  the country's case count to 3,609,568. Of the number, 126,227 are active cases. —Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News