THE number of persons under monitoring (PUMs) in Negros Occidental is going down based on the data from the Inter-Agency Task Force Operating Center of the Province.

As of Monday, April 6, PUMs in the province went down to 5,996 from 7,278 the other day while the number of patients under investigation (PUI) from 56 on April 5 it has increased to 59.

The reported PUMs by the local government units as of Monday were Escalante-977; Sagay City-872; Cadiz City-795; Kabankalan City-712; Calatrava-474; San Carlos City-473; Toboso-400; Sipalay City-360; Hinoba-an-215; Manapla-157; Bago City-33; Binalbagan-39; Don Salvador Benedicto-22; E.B. Magalona-17; Himamaylan City-38; Hinigaran-22; Ilog-23; Isabela-2; La Carlota City-37, La Castellana-35; Moises Padilla-26; Murcia-85; Pontevedra-14; Pulupandan-86; San Enrique-21; Silay City-26; Talisay City-10; Valladolid-6 and Victorias City-19.