Here is the occupancy of intensive care unit beds across Louisiana as of Dec. 9. It takes into consideration not only the physical number of licensed beds available, but also the medical staffing required to keep those beds in operation.

STATEWIDE

Total ICU beds: 1,745

Number occupied: 1,374

Number open: 371

Percent occupied: 78.7 percent, down 0.9 percent

Region 1 (Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard)

Total ICU beds: 505

Number occupied: 374

Number open: 131

Percent occupied: 74 percent, up 0.5 percent

Region 2 (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana)

Total ICU beds: 259

Number occupied: 195

Number open: 64

Percent occupied: 75.3 percent, down 3 percent

Region 3 (Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, Terrebonne)

Total ICU beds: 93

Number occupied: 76

Number open: 17

Percent occupied: 76 percent, down 2 percent

Region 4 (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion)

Total ICU beds: 160

Number occupied: 146

Number open: 14

Percent occupied: 91.3 percent, up 2.8 percent

Region 5 (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis)

Total ICU beds: 72

Number occupied: 60

Number open: 12

Percent occupied: 83.3 percent, unchanged

Region 6 (Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, Winn)

Total ICU beds: 135

Number occupied: 87

Number open: 48

Percent occupied: 64.4 percent, down 6 percent

Region 7 (Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Webster)

Total ICU beds: 242

Number occupied: 202

Number open: 40

Percent occupied: 83.5 percent, down 1.4 percent

Region 8 (Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll)

Total ICU beds: 123

Number occupied: 106

Number open: 17

Percent occupied: 86.2 percent, up 4.5 percent

Region 9 (Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington)

Total ICU beds: 156

Number occupied: 128

Number open: 28

Percent occupied: 82.1 percent, down 6.8 percent