Prairie State Wire

There were 133 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending May 20, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 131 people of Hispanic origin died.

Many records within the CDC are incomplete, as only 60 percent of death records are submitted within 10 days of death.

The Brookings Institute believes deaths among minority populations, specifically Hispanic and Blacks, are chronically underreported.

The U.S. Census defines Hispanic people as those who self-identify as such, often with relatives from regions such as Central and Southern America.

State	Lives lost
California	1,054
Texas	795
Florida	564
Arizona	181
New Mexico	148
Illinois	133
New Jersey	117
Colorado	112
New York	83
Pennsylvania	67
Nevada	61
Massachusetts	55
Michigan	51
Georgia	45
Ohio	43
Washington	43
Utah	42
North Carolina	38
Maryland	35
Connecticut	33
Virginia	24
Wisconsin	21
Oregon	21
Indiana	19
Oklahoma	18
Idaho	16
Tennessee	15
Louisiana	14
Kansas	13
Missouri	13
Minnesota	12
South Carolina	12
Hawaii	11
Alabama	10
Arkansas	10