COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are On The Rise In Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp looks over some of the 4,000 pallets of protective equipment while touring the alternative hospital bed capacity facility the state of Georgia is re-activating at the Georgia World Congress Center on Tuesday.
Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
More than 4,000 people in Georgia are hospitalized with the coronavirus, according to the state Department of Health.
As the coronavirus pandemic numbers rise, officials say they’re concerned hospitals across the state won’t be able to keep up with the demand for beds.
More than 500,000 Georgians have tested positive for COVID-19 since March.
That’s moved the state into the top 20 for most new cases per capita as infection rates continue to rise across the south.
Hospital beds in Georgia are at a premium. Twenty-five hospitals across the state reported their intensive care units were full as of Monday, but there’s some relief coming.
This week Gov. Brian Kemp is scheduled to reopen an overflow hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta.
This marks Kemp’s third time opening the temporary overflow hospital facility.
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