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Hispanic deaths in Illinois increase to 129 in week ending March 12

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There were 129 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending March 12, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 123 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 March 12

StateLives lost
Texas765
California752
Florida525
Arizona150
New Jersey132
Illinois129
New Mexico118
Colorado91
New York81
Pennsylvania61
North Carolina59
Massachusetts56
Nevada51
Connecticut50
Washington40
Ohio35
Michigan32
Indiana27
Virginia27
Georgia27
Rhode Island27
Kansas26
Oregon24
Utah23
Tennessee21
Maryland18
Louisiana17
Wisconsin16
Missouri11
Arkansas10
Delaware10

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