Day: 6 January 2022

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of January 6, 2022, at 4:35 pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in the UK logged 179,756 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 14 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 75.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 231 Covid-related deaths for a total of 149,515 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Pandemic stirs changes in international migration

Usually, most people leave their native country for better opportunities. Some migrants leave for work, for study, or to join family. In fact, several factors may determine population movements which include poverty, political unrest, violence, natural disasters or conflict. According to the United Nation’s latest estimates on international migration (mid-2020), nearly 281 million (M) migrants live outside the country of their birth.