There were 52 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Pennsylvania in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 2.6% of total deaths by all causes in Pennsylvania.
There were 83 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 7.8% increase over the previous week.
There were 123 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 19.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 22 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Pennsylvania in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Pennsylvania.
With inflation soaring and other economic conditions worsening, about three in five Americans are concerned about housing affordability, according to a report by Freddie Mac. In the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the average rent price has increased more than 18% over the past two years, showing the financial burden experienced at the local level.
There were 551 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 7.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 486 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 6% decrease from the previous week.
There were 86 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Aug. 13, 2022, a 18.9% decrease from the previous week.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) voted to authorize $80 billion for new IRS agents that would have the authority to audit Americans with no limits on income, and also rejected a bill that would have guaranteed that no American with an income of less than $400,000 could be audited.