There were 465 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 6.7% increase over the previous week.
There were 379 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 3% increase over the previous week.
On June 26, Senator Thom Tillis announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating $1.53 billion to North Carolina as part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the Senate floor.
There were 116 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 20.8% increase over the previous week.
There were 15 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 17, making up 0.8% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.
There were 55 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 24, making up 2.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.
There were 85 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 24, making up 4.2% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.
North Carolina's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 94 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 23.7% increase over the previous week.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and 32 Republican Senators have sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labor.
On June 22, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the TRACE Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database so the public and law enforcement partners can denote cases where the person went missing or was identified on federal land—including by providing specific location details.
On Thursday, June 22, Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for the City of Cherryville in Gaston County that suffered damages from straight-line winds and a supercell thunderstorm on May 16. The declaration makes additional assistance available to the city.
There were 15 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 24, making up 0.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.
There were 55 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 1.9% increase over the previous week.
North Carolina's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.
There were 33 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 24, making up 1.6% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.