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The Gist: Georgia hospitals continue to be slammed with coronavirus. Hospitals statewide are nearing their capacity for ICU beds.

The state is currently at 91.7% of ICU bed capacity.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 142 people died from coronavirus in the last day and 360 were hospitalized due to the virus.

The Numbers: Here are today’s coronavirus numbers as provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Confirmed Cases Today:6,407
Positive Rapid Result Cases Today:2,915
Confirmed Deaths Today:142
Hospitalizations Today:360
Total Confirmed Cases:660,720
Total Positive Rapid Results:130,604
Total Confirmed Deaths:10,721
Total Probable Coronavirus Deaths:1,254
Total Hospitalizations:45,893
Total ICU Admissions:7,869
Average Number of New Cases Per Day7,288
Hospital Bed Capacity87.7%
ICU Bed Capacity91.7%
Emergency Room Capacity62.4%
Adult Ventilator Capacity44.5%


Thom Chandler

Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.