Area hospitals continue to be near full due to the prevalence of COVID-19 patients As of Friday, 97.7% of staffed ICU beds were in use, as were 94.3% of hospital beds and 62.2% of ventilators, according to data from Mesa County Public Health. Those figures come as the county continues to see high COVID-19 case counts, particularly with the Delta variant, and a plateauing of vaccination rates. âIf they happen to reach full capacity, there are plans in place to increase capacity,â said Amanda Mayle, spokesperson for MCPH. âThat looks differently for each hospital. But theyâve assured us that plans are in place.â