Statewide, health officials released data late last week showing that 82% of Georgia’s critical care beds are in use, matching the largest share filled with patients since officials began releasing statistics in mid-April. However, not every patient in a critical care bed has COVID-19.

One of Kemp’s prime goals has been to avoid overloading hospitals, which could lead to much worse outcomes.

Some parts of the state have far fewer critical care beds available. In three of the state’s 14 hospital regions, fewer than 6% of critical care beds were available, including Athens, Valdosta and Atlanta’s northwest suburbs.

According to state health officials, more than 116,900 people in Georgia have had confirmed cases of COVID-19 and at least 3,000 people in the state have died after contracting the virus.

Numbers on Sunday evening show that Chattooga County now has 81 confirmed cases with five hospitalizations and two deaths.