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CDC reports 144 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending Oct. 29

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There were 144 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Oct. 29, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 128 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 Oct. 29

StateLives lost
Texas866
California827
Florida493
Arizona194
Illinois144
New Mexico136
New Jersey129
Colorado93
New York92
Pennsylvania53
Nevada52
Georgia50
Massachusetts48
Virginia46
Ohio41
Washington39
Michigan36
North Carolina27
Maryland26
Oregon24
Indiana24
Wisconsin21
Tennessee18
South Carolina18
Oklahoma15
Kansas12
Arkansas11
Utah11
Missouri11

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