There were 36 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 56.5% increase over the previous week.
There were 12 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 20% increase over the previous week.
Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 23, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 15 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 36.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 29 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Iowa in the week ending July 23, making up eight% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Iowa in the week ending July 23, making up less than 2.8% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.
There were 21 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending July 30, 2022, a 75% increase over the previous week.