Silver State Times

There were 33 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nevada during the week ending November 6, a 26.9 percent increase over the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending November 6, there were 690 deaths in the state. 19.3 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease, 16.7 percent were from cancer and 30.4 percent were from COVID-19. Additionally, 6.1 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
Heart disease	133	123
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	115	93
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	108	81
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	102	75
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	33	26
Cerebrovascular diseases	28	28
Alzheimer's disease	14	17
Influenza and pneumonia	11	< 10
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	11	11
Diabetes mellitus	11	17

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Alzheimer disease and dementia	42	36