There were 250 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in South Carolina in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 24.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 50 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Feb. 5, a 8.7 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 166 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in South Carolina in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 16 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 43 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Feb. 5, a 16.2 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Feb. 5, an increase over the previous week.
There were 146 deaths from cancer reported in South Carolina in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 14.1 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 19 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Feb. 5, a 26.9 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 19 Hispanic people who died in South Carolina in the week ending February 5, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There were 40 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in South Carolina in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 3.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
South Carolina's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Feb. 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 238 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Jan. 29, a 35.2 percent increase over the previous week.