There were 41 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 26.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 26 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 18.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.
Of the 1,923,826 people living in Nebraska in 2020, 50.1 percent (964,149) were women and 49.9 percent (959,677) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Cornhusker State News.
Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 56 deaths being in Nebraska, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
There were less than 10 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a decrease from the previous week.
Nebraska reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of January 2022 was 41,000, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
There were 28 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 19.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.
There were 26 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 18.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.
There were 10 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 37.5 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan statistical area was 493,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 15 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending Jan. 15, a 31.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Nebraska in the week ending Jan. 15, making up less than 7.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.