The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Friday morning, July 3, at 7:33 a.m.:

Worldwide cases:  10,945,600      Worldwide deaths:  523,035

U.S. cases:  2,767,66    U.S. deaths:  129,114

According to the Dashboard, the worldwide cases increased by 184,386 in the last 24 hours, and 5,388 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.

According to the Dashboard, the United States has added 54,474  cases in the last 24 hours, and deaths attributed to COVID-19 have increased by 693.  Health officials are expressing concern about the rise in cases.