BIG DROP. The Department of Health regional office in Palo, Leyte. The field office on Tuesday (March 1, 2022) noted a constant drop in new Covid-19 cases in Eastern Visayas in the past two weeks as the government ramps up the vaccination rollout.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) noted a significant drop in new Covid-19 cases in Eastern Visayas in the past two weeks as the government continues to ramp up the vaccination rollout. On Monday, the region just recorded three cases, the lowest since the region experienced a surge of Covid-19 cases this year, said Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, DOH regional information officer, in a message sent to reporters on Tuesday. "This is also the lowest number we had so far since the surge we experience early this year. Currently, we only have a total of 113 active cases in the region," Malibago said. On Tuesday, the region logged only 12 new Covid-19 cases, including five in Leyte province, four in Southern Leyte, two i