There were 25 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up 14 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 36 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Feb. 19, a 10 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 27 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up 15.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 19 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Feb. 19, a 58.3 percent increase over the previous week.
Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 60 deaths being in West Virginia, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
There were 12 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Feb. 19, a 20 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 34 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up 19 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 27 deaths from cancer reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up 15.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were less than 10 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Feb. 19, a decrease from the previous week.
West Virginia's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Feb. 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 16 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up 8.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up less than 5.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
A West Virginia man, 69, passed away on Dec. 30, 2021 after receiving the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
A West Virginia man, 62, passed away on Dec. 27, 2021 after receiving the Pfizer-biontech COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
There were 46 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Feb. 12, a 42.5 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in West Virginia in the week ending Feb. 19, making up less than 5.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.