There were 30 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Arkansas in the week ending August 14, making up 3.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 34 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Arkansas in the week ending August 14, making up 3.8 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 213 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending August 28, a 5.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
The Arkansas Economist, a economic forum sponsored by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, recently published the annual Arkansas Personal Consumption Expenditures which showed high levels of spending during the pandemic.
There were 179 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending August 28, a 9.1 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 11 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Arkansas in the week ending August 14, making up 1.2 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Arkansas in the week ending August 14, making up less than 1.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 143 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending August 28, a 31.2 percent increase over the previous week.