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Hispanic deaths in Illinois increase to 152 in week ending September 18

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There were 152 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending September 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase 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.

Hispanic lives lost in week ending September 18

StateLives lost
Texas1,575
California1,511
Florida1,004
Arizona294
New Mexico176
New Jersey160
Colorado152
Illinois152
New York106
Georgia89
Nevada81
Washington78
Pennsylvania78
North Carolina72
Massachusetts60
Michigan48
Oklahoma47
Virginia46
Tennessee44
Utah42
Kansas40
Connecticut40
Ohio38
Maryland38
South Carolina36
Idaho35
Indiana33
Oregon27
Missouri23
Louisiana22
Wisconsin19
Arkansas19
Hawaii17
Nebraska17
Alabama15
Mississippi11
Iowa11

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