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Illinois: 142 Hispanic lives lost in week ending Dec. 31, 2022

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There were 142 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 31, 2022, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 137 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. 31, 2022

StateLives lost
Texas1,019
California636
Florida498
Arizona192
New Jersey151
New Mexico150
Illinois142
Colorado111
New York93
Pennsylvania63
Massachusetts53
Georgia42
Virginia37
Nevada36
Washington35
Oregon35
North Carolina35
Indiana31
Connecticut29
Maryland27
Ohio23
Utah21
Oklahoma18
Wisconsin15
South Carolina14
Missouri14
Kansas13
Minnesota11

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