The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Monday morning, July 6, at 5:33 a.m.:

Worldwide cases:  11,495,412     Worldwide deaths:  535,185

U.S. cases: 2,897,613    U.S. deaths:  130,007

According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide cases increased by 177,775 in the last 24  hours, and 3,456 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.

According to the Dashboard, the United States has added 44,806  cases in the last 24 hours, and deaths attributed to COVID-19 have increased by 289.

Health experts say although cases in the U.S. continue to increase at a concerning rate, the death toll is not growing in the same proportion.  They say this is due to more younger people contracting COVID-19, and younger people generally have fewer serious complications (although the 41-year-old Broadway and film actor Nick Cordero just died of COVID-19 after 90 days in the hospital, having had serious complications).  In addition, they say much more is known about treating the disease, which has likely reduced fatalities.