Sunshine Sentinel

There were 275 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Florida during the week ending November 6, a 3.5 percent decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending November 6, there were 4,508 deaths in the state. 19.1 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease, 20.1 percent were from cancer and 11.9 percent were from COVID-19. Additionally, 8.1 percent 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	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	905	906
Heart disease	863	877
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	284	335
Cerebrovascular diseases	275	285
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	251	288
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	188	186
Diabetes mellitus	153	143
Alzheimer's disease	115	113
Influenza and pneumonia	65	57
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	63	55

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Alzheimer disease and dementia	363	360