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: 1,727

Number occupied: 1,374

Number open: 353

Percent occupied: 79.6 percent, up 0.1 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 499

Number occupied: 367

Number open: 132

Percent occupied: 73.5 percent, up 0.9 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 249

Number occupied: 195

Number open: 54

Percent occupied: 78.3 percent, up 6.8 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 91

Number occupied: 71

Number open: 20

Percent occupied: 78 percent, up 1.1 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 157

Number occupied: 139

Number open: 18

Percent occupied: 88.5 percent, up 2 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 72

Number occupied: 60

Number open: 12

Percent occupied: 83.3 percent, down 1.5 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 135

Number occupied: 95

Number open: 40

Percent occupied: 70.4 percent, up 5.2 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 245

Number occupied: 208

Number open: 37

Percent occupied: 84.9 percent, up 0.1 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 126

Number occupied: 103

Number open: 23

Percent occupied: 81.7 percent, down 0.8 percent

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

Total ICU beds: 153

Number occupied: 136

Number open: 17

Percent occupied: 88.9 percent, up 6 percent