As of 4:15 am on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reports the following data: 

                         Global Cases -187,414,264            Global Deaths – 4,043,228

                           U.S. Cases – 33,890,905                U.S. Deaths – 607,445

ABC news reports that in the last 2 weeks COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased by at least 20% in 12 U.S. states.