Mississippi's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending March 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 66 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending Feb. 26, a 50.7 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 34 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up 8.6% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 21 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up 5.3% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 20 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up 5.1% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 82 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending Feb. 26, a 50.6 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 23 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up 5.8% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 116 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Mississippi during the week ending Feb. 26, a 22.1 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 11 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up 2.8% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Mississippi in the week ending March 5, making up less than 2.5% of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.
There were 43 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Mississippi in the week ending Feb. 26, making up 15.2 percent of total deaths by all causes in Mississippi.