1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 4, 2022Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having widespread economic, social, and political effects on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). As of May 3, 2022, the region had nearly 1.7 m
2、illion deaths (over 27% of deaths worldwide). Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina had the regions highest numbers of deaths. Looking at deaths per 100,000 people, Peru had the highest recorded COVID-19 mortality rate in the region, followed by Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and Trinid
3、ad and Tobago (see Table 1). In its May 3, 2022, weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that cases increased in the Caribbean and Central America compared with the previous week but decreased in Mexico and South America. PAHO also reported
4、 that deaths decreased in Mexico and Central America but increased in South America (driven by Brazil and Chile) and in the Caribbean; but PAHO noted that some reported deaths in the Caribbean were historical deaths reclassified as COVID-19 deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, PAHOs director has
