Hospitals facing increased strain as Gov. Reeves suggests he may add further restrictions Hospitals facing increased strain as Gov. Reeves suggests he may add further restrictions By Courtney Ann Jackson | December 10, 2020 at 10:18 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 7:29 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - It’s a lagging indicator but after we see high case numbers, we typically see increased hospitalizations and the state is now seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients entering the hospitals statewide. This tweet from the State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs states that 26 hospitals in the state are on diversion for critically ill patients. Pressure on ICU's worse than summer surge.