Deaths tell you what happened in the past.
Hospitalizations tell you what is going to happen in the future.

You can count the number of people in ICU on ventilators, and know an actual % that will die, and easily predict how many Deaths will happen. That's why our Task Force could say this would be the worst week for Deaths.

Absolute Deaths are just morbid headlines. Doesn't tell you where you are going. It's like driving the car using the rearview mirror.

Hospitalizations - how many new infections have to be admitted each day - tell you where you are going.