Garden State Times

There were 84 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending November 6, a 15.2 percent decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending November 6, there were 1,621 deaths in the state. 23.2 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease, 18.9 percent were from cancer and 11.4 percent were from COVID-19. Additionally, 7.6 percent of deaths were from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

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	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Heart disease	376	324
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	306	303
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	101	106
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	84	99
Cerebrovascular diseases	71	72
Alzheimer's disease	53	49
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	47	53
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	37	30
Diabetes mellitus	36	38
Influenza and pneumonia	31	24

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths 2021-11-06	Number of Deaths 2021-10-30
Alzheimer disease and dementia	123	126