Betty White's cause of death listed as stroke she suffered 6 days earlier

Betty White.
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Legendary actress Betty White died on Dec. 31 from a stroke she suffered six days earlier, The Associated Press reports.

AP on Monday obtained a copy of her death certificate, which had been certified by White's doctor. The certificate states that the 99-year-old actress died as the result of a cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke. White died at her home in Los Angeles, where she had been spending most of her time amid the pandemic, agent Jeff Witjas told People.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.