Thursday, July 30, 2020

Area Hospitals Report Increase In Number Of Critical Care Beds In Use; Only One Critical Care Bed Listed As Available

***173 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Northeast Health District***

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported on Thursday that the number of Critical Care Beds in use at area hospitals increased by nine over Thursday. The hospitals increased the Critical Care Bed capacity by five to 75, and one Critical Care Bed was listed as available.

The nine hospitals in the area surrounding Oconee and Clarke counties are asked to provide their data on bed availability by noon each day, according to the Agency. The report was dated at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday.