Here is the occupancy of intensive care unit beds across Louisiana as of Dec. 7. It takes into consideration not only the physical number of beds available, but also the medical staffing required to keep those beds in operation.

 STATEWIDE

Total ICU beds: 1,706

Number occupied: 1,286

Number open: 425

Percent occupied: 75.4 percent, up 0.2 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 489

Number occupied: 355

Number open: 134

Percent occupied: 72.6 percent, up 2.8 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 249

Number occupied: 178

Number open: 71

Percent occupied: 71.5 percent, up 5.6 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 91

Number occupied: 70

Number open: 21

Percent occupied: 76.9 percent, up 2.5 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 155

Number occupied: 134

Number open: 21

Percent occupied: 86.5 percent, down 3.8 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 66

Number occupied: 56

Number open: 10

Percent occupied: 84.8 percent, up 1.9 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 135

Number occupied: 88

Number open: 47

Percent occupied: 65.2 percent, up 4.5 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 243

Number occupied: 206

Number open: 37

Percent occupied: 84.8 percent, down 0.4 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 126

Number occupied: 104

Number open: 22

Percent occupied: 82.5 percent, up 0.8 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 152

Number occupied: 126

Number open: 26

Percent occupied: 82.9 percent, up 2.4 percent