There were 208 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 7.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 180 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 15.1% decrease from the previous week.
There were 67 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 11.7% increase over the previous week.
There were 31 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 13.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 24 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 27.3% decrease from the previous week.
There were 19 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, no changes from the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 12 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 9.1% increase over the previous week.
Maryland's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.