As of 7:00 am on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reports the following data: 

 Global Cases -163,721,427    Global Deaths – 3,392,840

U.S. Cases – 32,972,992   U.S. Deaths – 586,537

At a recent press conference, President Joe Biden announced that for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, positive cases are down in all 50 states.