Golden State Today

There were 301 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in California during the week ending July 10, a 7.4 percent decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending July 10, there were 5,174 deaths in the state. 21 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease, 21.6 percent were from cancer and 4 percent were from COVID-19. Additionally, 8.3 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 2021-07-10	Number of Deaths 2021-07-03
Cerebrovascular diseases	301	325
Alzheimer's disease	274	255
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	221	176
Diabetes mellitus	142	180
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	116	96
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	92	76
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	91	77
Influenza and pneumonia	64	69
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	1,115	1,094
Heart disease	1,086	1,098

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-07-10	Number of Deaths 2021-07-03
Alzheimer disease and dementia	432	448