Empire State Today

There were 75 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New York state during the week ending May 28, 2022, a 1.3% decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending May 28, 2022, there were 1,788 deaths in the state. 23.1% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 21% were from cancer and 11.5% 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	413	400
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	375	366
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	118	122
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	88	83
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	75	76
Cerebrovascular diseases	62	73
Diabetes mellitus	52	47
Influenza and pneumonia	43	43
Alzheimer's disease	38	48
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	25	37