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CDC reports 142 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending Jan. 7

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There were 142 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Jan. 7, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows no difference from the week before when 142 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 Jan. 7

StateLives lost
Texas990
California530
Florida528
Arizona201
Illinois142
New Jersey134
New Mexico125
New York118
Colorado82
Pennsylvania75
Massachusetts47
Virginia41
Nevada36
Washington36
Maryland30
Georgia30
North Carolina28
Connecticut25
Tennessee25
Oklahoma21
Ohio21
Oregon19
Missouri19
Indiana18
Utah18
Kansas18
Wisconsin15
South Carolina14
Minnesota12
Arkansas12
Idaho11
Louisiana10

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