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CDC reports 139 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending Sept. 24

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There were 139 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Sept. 24, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 118 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 Sept. 24

StateLives lost
Texas914
California768
Florida469
Arizona167
New Jersey160
Illinois139
New Mexico132
Colorado109
New York68
Pennsylvania60
Washington59
Nevada48
Massachusetts48
Oregon41
Virginia33
Michigan33
Ohio29
Utah29
North Carolina27
Connecticut26
Maryland25
Indiana24
Oklahoma24
Georgia22
Kansas19
Delaware13
Minnesota12
Louisiana12
Missouri11
Wisconsin10
South Carolina10

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