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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 189 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending September 25.

123 people die in Kansas from heart disease in week ending September 4

There were 123 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending September 4, a 35.2 percent increase over the previous week.

Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Kansas during week ending August 21

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Kansas in the week ending August 21, making up less than 1.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Kansas during week ending August 21

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Kansas in the week ending August 21, making up less than 1.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

OPINION: Educate, don’t indoctrinate Kansas school kids

By Brooke Rollins | Oct 28, 2021

Call it a Tale of Two Narratives. In Kansas, two versions of America’s founding are competing for time in classrooms. There’s the real story, which holds that the United States was formed by colonists who chafed under British rule and declared their independence on a hot summer day in 1776.

63 people die after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Kansas

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 5,742 across the US, with 63 deaths being in Kansas, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

108 people die in Kansas from cancer in week ending September 4

There were 108 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending September 4, no changes from the previous week.

77 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Kansas during week ending August 14

There were 77 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas in the week ending August 14, making up 13.5 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

Kansas: 161 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died during week ending September 25

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 161 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending September 25.

How many 65-74-year-olds died in Kansas during week ending September 25?

By Sunflower State News | Oct 26, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 136 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending September 25.

27 people die in Kansas from cerebrovascular disease in week ending September 4

By Sunflower State News | Oct 26, 2021

There were 27 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending September 4, no changes from the previous week.

82 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Kansas during week ending August 14

By Sunflower State News | Oct 26, 2021

There were 82 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kansas in the week ending August 14, making up 14.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

18 people die in Kansas from Alzheimer's disease in week ending September 4

There were 18 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending September 4, no changes from the previous week.

26 people die in Kansas from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending September 4

There were 26 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending September 4, a 30 percent increase over the previous week.

88 people die from diseases of the heart in Kansas during week ending August 14

There were 88 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Kansas in the week ending August 14, making up 15.5 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

Excess deaths during week ending Oct. 2 in Kansas

Kansas's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

129 people in 45-64 age group in Kansas are estimated to have died during week ending September 25