Beaver State News

There were 30 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Oregon during the week ending June 11, 2022, a 11.8% decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending June 11, 2022, there were 574 deaths in the state. 22.3% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 19.5% were from cancer and 5.6% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 12.4% 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	Deaths in Week Ending June 11, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 4, 2022
Heart disease	128	125
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	112	112
Cerebrovascular diseases	35	29
Alzheimer's disease	31	33
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	30	34
Diabetes mellitus	21	17
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	19	32
Influenza and pneumonia	13	< 10
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	13	25
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	< 10	< 10

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 11, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 4, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	71	68