There were 29 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in West Virginia in the week ending Aug. 20, making up 7.8% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 18 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, a 14.3% decrease from the previous week.
Belmont Residents-- Each region of our state must have a Hazard Mitigation plan in place to be eligible for mitigation money that is given out by the federal government.
There were 10 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, a 28.6% decrease from the previous week.
There were 26 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, a 3.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 66 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in West Virginia in the week ending Aug. 20, making up 17.7% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 13 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
West Virginia's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 15 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, a 16.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 24 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending Aug. 20, making up 6.4% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 20 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending Aug. 20, making up 5.4% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.
There were 12 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in West Virginia in the week ending Aug. 20, making up 3.2% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.