Great Lakes Wire

There were 93 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 28, 2022, a 4.5% increase over the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending May 28, 2022, there were 1,618 deaths in the state. 26.6% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 20.4% were from cancer and 8.4% were from COVID-19.

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	Deaths in Week Ending May 28, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending May 21, 2022
Heart disease	430	426
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	330	371
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	93	89
Cerebrovascular diseases	88	90
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	79	60
Alzheimer's disease	68	67
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	57	41
Diabetes mellitus	41	52
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	35	31
Influenza and pneumonia	25	21