HJAR Sep/Oct 2021

12 SEP / OCT 2021 I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS Deaths in Arkansas involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pneumonia and influenza reported to NCHS Month/Year COVID-19 Deaths [1] Total Deaths Percent of Expected Deaths [2] Pneumonia Deaths [3] Pneumonia & COVID-19 Deaths [3] Influenza Deaths [4] Pneumonia, Influenza, or COVID-19 Deaths [5] January 2020 0 2,926 98 222 0 22 244 February 2020 0 2,808 106 179 0 35 214 March 2020 10 2,849 100 196 29 232 April 2020 61 2,687 104 214 16 261 May 2020 78 2,765 105 173 30 224 June 2020 169 2,906 117 205 74 0 300 July 2020 274 3,079 121 286 129 432 August 2020 411 3,297 132 368 182 597 September 2020 422 3,199 127 356 199 579 October 2020 626 3,462 133 483 315 797 November 2020 845 3,715 138 513 340 1,018 December 2020 1,131 4,127 140 707 522 1,317 January 2021 1,172 4,180 139 787 591 1,368 February 2021 470 3,219 122 424 255 642 March 2021 197 3,041 107 239 104 333 April 2021 78 2,762 107 168 37 0 209 May 2021 93 2,972 113 194 43 0 244 June 2021 125 2,838 114 196 64 0 257 July 2021 394 3,177 125 353 206 541 August 2021 417 1,817 73 289 238 469 National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm. Aug. 27, 2021. NOTE: Empty data cells represent death counts between 1-9 that have been suppressed in accordance with NCHS confidentiality standards. Number of deaths reported in this table are the total number of deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis and may not represent all deaths that occurred in that period. Counts of deaths occurring before or after the reporting period are not included in the table. Data during recent periods are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death. The United States population, based on 2020 census estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is 331,449,281. United States death counts include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. New York state estimates exclude New York City. [1] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1. [2] Percent of expected deaths is the number of deaths for all causes for these time-periods in 2020 or 2021 compared to the average number across the same time-period in 2017–2019. Previous analyses of 2015–2016 provisional data completeness have found that completeness is lower in the first few weeks following the date of death (<25%), and then increases over time such that data are generally at least 75% complete within 8 weeks of when the death occurred (8). [3] Counts of deaths involving pneumonia (J12.0-J18.9) include pneumonia deaths that also involve COVID-19 and exclude pneumonia deaths involving influenza. [4] Counts of deaths involving influenza (J09-J11) include deaths with pneumonia or COVID-19 also listed as a cause of death. [5] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, pneumonia, or influenza, coded to ICD–10 codes U07.1 or J09–J18.9.