There were 94 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Oct. 29, 2022, a 13.3% increase over the previous week.
There were 60 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Oct. 29, 2022, a 42.9% increase over the previous week.
There were 179 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Georgia in the week ending Oct. 15, making up 21.8% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Georgia in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $341,060, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
There were 49 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Oct. 29, 2022, a 3.9% decrease from the previous week.
Georgia's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 24 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Oct. 29, 2022, a 20% decrease from the previous week.
There were 52 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Georgia in the week ending Oct. 15, making up 6.3% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 44 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Georgia in the week ending Oct. 15, making up 5.4% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
As I write this article, it is a somber moment, as I will soon be ratified as the next Salt Lake County Council member that will represent Riverton as well as other cities in the southwest.
Since being appointed by the Council of Governments (COG) in February to represent the southwest Salt Lake County region on the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Local Advisory Council, I have discovered there is enormous inequity in service delivery and public transit access in Salt Lake County.