The Alzheimer’s Association combed through CDC data since the beginning of the year.
Alzheimer’s and dementia deaths are up 13.9% in Wisconsin as compared to last year.
Across the US, that’s more than 34,000 deaths on top of the 122,000 dementia-related deaths we usually see.
“These numbers, as horrific and bad as they are, are only through October thus far. We’re expecting another unfortunate spike,” said Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter’s Director of Public Policy Michael Bruhn.
He says the increased deaths are a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To be clear, these people aren’t dying from COVID but as a result of the changes caused by the pandemic and the stress on our health care system.