Prairie State Wire

There were 121 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending May 27, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 142 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	1,049
Texas	794
Florida	566
Arizona	174
New Mexico	134
New Jersey	133
Illinois	121
Colorado	105
Pennsylvania	73
New York	72
Nevada	58
Massachusetts	45
Georgia	43
Washington	42
Connecticut	41
North Carolina	34
Michigan	33
Utah	32
Virginia	30
Ohio	27
Maryland	27
Oregon	25
Missouri	22
Louisiana	17
Indiana	16
Tennessee	16
Oklahoma	16
Arkansas	15
Wisconsin	15
Kansas	13
Hawaii	12