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Hispanic deaths in Illinois increase to 177 in week ending Dec. 17, 2022

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There were 177 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 17, 2022, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 147 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 Dec. 17, 2022

StateLives lost
Texas846
California845
Florida460
Arizona198
Illinois177
New Jersey145
New Mexico120
Colorado97
New York90
Pennsylvania60
Washington53
Nevada50
Massachusetts39
Virginia38
Connecticut33
Ohio32
Maryland27
Oklahoma25
Indiana25
Utah25
Missouri19
Oregon19
Georgia18
Idaho15
South Carolina14
Arkansas14
Michigan13
Rhode Island13
Louisiana12
Wisconsin10

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