Golden State Today

There were 135 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in California during the week ending June 25, 2022, a 2.9% decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending June 25, 2022, there were 4,565 deaths in the state. 21% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 23.3% were from cancer and 7.2% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 11.1% 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	Deaths in Week Ending June 25, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022
Heart disease	958	1,039
Alzheimer's disease	305	304
Cerebrovascular diseases	296	294
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	202	197
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	193	188
Diabetes mellitus	186	176
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	135	139
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	84	74
Influenza and pneumonia	50	78
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	1,065	1,019

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 25, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	505	531