Prairie State Wire

There were 129 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending July 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.

State	Lives lost
California	1,084
Texas	1,005
Florida	612
Arizona	200
New Mexico	161
Illinois	129
New Jersey	128
Colorado	126
New York	77
Pennsylvania	64
Washington	56
Massachusetts	54
North Carolina	51
Nevada	49
Georgia	45
Virginia	45
Connecticut	44
Ohio	38
Wisconsin	33
Indiana	33
Michigan	32
Oregon	30
Tennessee	30
Maryland	28
Utah	23
Missouri	22
Oklahoma	18
South Carolina	17
Kansas	17
Minnesota	16
Idaho	15
Arkansas	15
Hawaii	13
Nebraska	12
Alabama	12
Louisiana	10
Delaware	10
Rhode Island	10