confusion about a 'disconnect' between the total number of deaths and the number of ICU admissions..."Are there just huge numbers of people dying who never make it to a hospital? It smells fishy".
The short answer is "Yes", there are lots of people who die outside the ICUs...just got off the phone with the oft-mentioned ID Doc...significant numbers of people die in LTC facilities...under quarantine in their homes...and in hospital beds outside the ICU. This is 100% factual...as to the exact numbers in Ohio, you can ask your sources about the breakdown...btw, I'd be curious to see it. As for other places, I tried to share what I had come across...should have asked you early on to post your data.
What still perplexes me is what was behind the phrase "It smells fishy"...that's btw what really perked my interest.