In summer 2021 the Latin American Bishops’ Council CELAM presented a survey and a sociological and theological reflection on the socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19-pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Six months after this report, an update with new data and projections has now been published. The survey as well as its recent update were prepared by the Socio-Anthropological Pastoral Observatory (OSAP for its acronym in Spanish) of the Knowledge Management Center from CELAM. Its director, Dr Guillermo Sandoval, is a member of our Scientific Advisory Board.