As of 7:15 am on Thursday, March 18, 2021, The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reports the following information. 

 Global Cases -121,426,531    Global Deaths – 2,683,639

U.S. Cases – 29,619,637   U.S. Deaths – 538,269

According to Johns Hopkins data, the United States continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide.