There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 20 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 25% increase over the previous week.
Kentucky's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 37 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 22.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 60 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 20% decrease from the previous week.
There were 16 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky in the week ending July 23, making up 3.6% of total deaths by all causes in Kentucky.
There were 209 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 16.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 205 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 19.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 35 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 2.8% decrease from the previous week.
There were 56 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 33.3% increase over the previous week.