Altagracia, Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Independencia, San Pedro de Macorís, and Gran Santo Domingo are the country’s six provinces with the highest percentage of people vaccinated with the second dose against COVID-19.
According to the vaccination report against COVID-19 of Vacúnate RD, the first province that reached the goal of eliminating the curfew is Altagracia. It has 78.6% vaccinated with the two doses, and it continues to work hard to achieve 100% inoculation.
Another province that will not be left behind and is heading towards the finish line is Espaillat, with 59.6%, Puerto Plata with 55.3%, Independencia with 55.2%, San Pedro de Macorís with 54.1%, and Greater Santo Domingo with 53.7%.
On the other hand, it is followed by six more provinces between 51% and 52% of vaccinated; these are: Pedernales, Barahona, la Romana, Sánchez Ramírez, Dajabón and San José de Ocoa.
The province of Montecristi has reached 50% of vaccinated, while Monte Plata and Bahoruco are listed with 49%. However, San Juan and Santiago Rodríguez were reported with 48.6% with the second dose.
Azua, Valverde and Peravia are listed with a percentage of 47%, María Trinidad Sánchez, Hato Mayor, Duarte, Samaná and Hermanas Mirabal are at 45%.
Santiago has reached 44.2%, Seibo 43.8%, Elías Piña 41.8%, Vega 41.2%, and Monsignor Nouel with 41.1% vaccinated;. In comparison, the province with the least amount of vaccinated is San Cristobal, with 39.5% with the second dose.
In decree 419-21, the Dominican government established that the National District and the provinces would be considered for lifting the curfew when 70% of its population has received the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19.