Hospitals in the Athens Clarke County area are filling up.
In region E, where Athens’ hospitals are at the center, the inpatient beds have reached 94% capacity, ICU beds at 99% capacity, and 66% of ventilators are in use.
Of the total hospital patients, 208, or roughly 30%, have COVID-19. This is the highest number of COVID-19 patients in our hospitals since February.
As for new COVID-19 cases, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported 84 cases for Athens-Clarke County and 124 cases for Jackson County today. Neighboring Oconee County saw 30 cases and Barrow County saw 117 cases today.
