There were 12 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 7, 2022, a 9.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 13 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 7, 2022, a 7.1% decrease from the previous week.
Alabama's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 23, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 33.3% decrease from the previous week.
A 1982 amendment to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) created an “absurdist burden on states,” the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) argued in an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in an Alabama redistricting case.
There were 118 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 11.3% decrease from the previous week.
There were 172 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 16.5% decrease from the previous week.
There were 48 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 2.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 45 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 32.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 39 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending April 30, 2022, a 5.4% increase over the previous week.