There were 35 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in the state of Washington in the week ending Sept. 10, making up 3.9% of total deaths by all causes in the state of Washington.
There were 77 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 40% increase over the previous week.
There were 251 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 1.2% decrease from the previous week.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission heard updates on a wide range of topics at a hybrid meeting Sept. 22-24 in Ocean Shores, including discussions on coastal steelhead, Willapa Bay salmon management, and periodic status reviews and decisions on brown pelican and western snowy plover listings, and briefings on white pelican and Cascade red fox.
There were 47 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 27.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 185 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in the state of Washington in the week ending Sept. 10, making up 20.7% of total deaths by all causes in the state of Washington.
There were 59 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 3.3% decrease from the previous week.
There were 233 deaths from cancer reported in the state of Washington in the week ending Sept. 10, making up 26% of total deaths by all causes in the state of Washington.
There were 17 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 70% increase over the previous week.
Washington's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Sep. 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 44 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in the state of Washington during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 69.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 33 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in the state of Washington in the week ending Sept. 10, making up 3.7% of total deaths by all causes in the state of Washington.