Eastern Visayas: 1.5M vaccinated, Biliran leads

As of November 16, 2021, around 1.52 million residents in Eastern Visayas have been vaccinated against COVID-19, representing 45.3% of the target population.

Biliran province and Ormoc City lead with vaccination rates of 78.3% and 70.5%, respectively.

Tacloban City has a coverage rate of 62.6%, followed by Southern Leyte at 52% and Eastern Samar at 51.5%.

Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar have lower rates at 44.4%, 32.4%, and 32.2%, respectively.

The DOH aims to vaccinate a total of 3.36 million residents in the region by the end of 2021.