1 in 5 U.S. hospitals have 80% of ICU beds filled: FEMA
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in a majority of states, according to an internal FEMA memo obtained by ABC News.
Based on data from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, there are 33 states and territories that are on an upward trajectory of new cases, with 19 states seeing a decrease in cases while 4 jurisdictions are at plateau, the memo said.
Roughly 20% of hospitals across the country have more than 80% of their ICU beds filled, according to the memo.
The national positive rate rose from 4.4% to 4.7% during that time frame, according to FEMA.
However FEMA said the 301,308 new cases confirmed between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4 represent a 2.5% decrease from the previous seven-day period.
There were 4,871 deaths recorded between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, which is a 8.2% decrease in deaths compared with the previous week.
ABC News' Josh Margolin contributed to this report.