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CDC reports 139 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending August 20

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There were 139 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending August 20, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 136 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 August 20

StateLives lost
California1,312
Texas896
Florida600
Arizona187
New Mexico142
Illinois139
New Jersey122
Colorado122
Connecticut108
New York88
Virginia64
Massachusetts60
Pennsylvania58
Nevada49
Georgia47
Oregon47
Michigan42
Washington42
Kansas33
Utah32
North Carolina31
Ohio31
Oklahoma30
Maryland29
Tennessee27
Indiana21
Wisconsin21
Missouri17
Hawaii16
South Carolina16
Louisiana14
Idaho13
Minnesota12
Rhode Island11

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