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There were 67 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Tennessee in the week ending Aug. 27, making up six% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

Death expectancy exceeds death count in Tennessee during week ending Aug. 27

Tennessee's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

81 people die in Tennessee from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending Sept. 10, 2022

There were 81 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Sept. 10, 2022, a 1.3% increase over the previous week.

67 people die in Tennessee from cerebrovascular disease in week ending Sept. 10, 2022

There were 67 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Sept. 10, 2022, a 32.3% decrease from the previous week.

351 people in 75-84 age group in Tennessee are estimated to have died during week ending August 27

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 351 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending August 27.

Pellissippi State Community College Appalachian Heritage Project Opens on Pellissippi State’s Strawberry Plains Campus

By Press release submission | Sep 13, 2022

A new campus library at Pellissippi State Community College will serve as a repository for regional literature, history and folklore

47 people die in Tennessee from diabetes mellitus in week ending Sept. 10, 2022

There were 47 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Sept. 10, 2022, a 6.8% increase over the previous week.

56 people die in Tennessee from Alzheimer's disease in week ending Sept. 10, 2022

There were 56 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Sept. 10, 2022, a 12% increase over the previous week.

CDC predicts 256 people in 65-74 age group in Tennessee died during week ending August 27

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 256 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending August 27.

236 people die from diseases of the heart in Tennessee during week ending Aug. 27

There were 236 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Tennessee in the week ending Aug. 27, making up 21.2% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

The University of Memphis Topples Navy on the Road, 37-13

By Press release submission | Sep 12, 2022

The University of Memphis football team took down Navy, 37-13

Week of August 27: 265 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Tennessee

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 265 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending August 27.

Tennessee deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Aug. 27

Tennessee's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

22 people die in Tennessee from influenza and pneumonia in week ending Sept. 10, 2022

There were 22 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Sept. 10, 2022, a 21.4% decrease from the previous week.

CDC reports 15 deaths among Tennessee Hispanics in week ending September 10

There were 15 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending September 10, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

28 people die in Tennessee from kidney disease in week ending Sept. 10, 2022