Buckeye Reporter

There were 108 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Ohio during the week ending November 6, a 14.3 percent decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending November 6, there were 2,893 deaths in the state. 18.6 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease, 17.5 percent were from cancer and 27.9 percent were from COVID-19. Additionally, 7.4 percent of deaths were from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Studies show doctors and medical examiners may underreport Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related conditions as the underlying cause of death on death certificates, according to the National Institute on Aging.

Once infected, older adults with dementia are likely to develop a more severe and dangerous illness. The diseases which make an older adult more vulnerable to COVID-19 are age-associated chronic conditions, according to the Bright Focus Foundation.

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Heart disease	539	554
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	506	487
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	422	523
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	384	478
Cerebrovascular diseases	144	136
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	108	126
Alzheimer's disease	99	99
Diabetes mellitus	82	92
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	48	49
Influenza and pneumonia	24	23

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Alzheimer disease and dementia	213	232