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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%

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