As of 4:00 am on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reports the following data: 

                          Global Cases -208,684,163           Global Deaths – 4,384,515

                          U.S. Cases – 37,021,551                 U.S. Deaths – 623,329

Recent data show six U.S. states including Oregon, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Maine, North Dakota and South Dakota  are in the midst of a high COVID-19 surge.