Worldwide cases: 71,298,626 Worldwide deaths: 1,598,104
U.S. cases: 15,877,326 U.S. deaths: 295,791
According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide case report increased by 1,510,486 in the last 24 hours. Deaths worldwide increased by 12,377.
According to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard, the United States has added 244,990 cases in the last 24 hours.
In the last day, the number of reported deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 increased by 3,409.
The COVID Tracking Project reports that 108,044 people were hospitalized nationwide with COVID-19 as of yesterday. Hospitalization rates on the mainland have been increasing at an alarming rate, with some hospitals getting close to being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. On the Big Island, Hawaii County Civil Defense reported on Friday that 1 person is hospitalized with COVID-19. Kona Community Hospital on Wednesday confirmed there is one COVID-19 patient in the COVID-19 unit, not in the ICU, and not on a ventilator.