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DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Presidential photo) MANILA - The number of areas placed under granular lockdown has decreased to 319 as the country continues to improve its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation. Speaking to President Rodrigo R. Duterte during the Talk to the People briefing Monday night, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano reported that the number decreased by almost half from 605 areas last week. "From 210 barangays last week, the number of barangays affected by granular lockdowns has dropped to 153. From 744 affected households, we only have 355. Only 499 individuals have so far been affected," Ano said. He added that the number of places under granular lockdown is expected to drop as the government is intensifying its vaccination drive. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) still has the highest number of areas under granular lockdown with 176, followed by Ilocos Region with 97; National Capital Region, 22;