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 Day | 7,288 |
| Hospital Bed Capacity | 87.7% |
| ICU Bed Capacity | 91.7% |
| Emergency Room Capacity | 62.4% |
| Adult Ventilator Capacity | 44.5% |
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.
