There were 22 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 12% decrease from the previous week.
There were 22 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 22.2% increase over the previous week.
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.