Alabama ICUs 99% full
Five states have intensive care units over 90% full: Alabama (99.31%), Florida (91.63%), Georgia (91.03%), Mississippi (91.26%) and Texas (91.38%), according to federal data.
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Nationally, about 75% of adult ICU beds are occupied.
Florida has the nation's highest case rate, followed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Hawaii, Missouri, Georgia and Kentucky, according to federal data.
As of Tuesday morning, more than 88,000 Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19, marking the highest number since Feb. 1, according to federal data.
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The U.S. is recording about 500 COVID-19 deaths per day, which is nearly a 131% jump in the last month.
-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos