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CDC reports 119 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending Aug. 5

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There were 119 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Aug. 5, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 129 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 Aug. 5

StateLives lost
California971
Texas859
Florida645
Arizona195
New Jersey132
New Mexico130
Illinois119
Colorado105
New York72
Pennsylvania70
Nevada69
Washington46
Massachusetts45
Michigan44
North Carolina43
Georgia41
Virginia34
Connecticut29
Tennessee28
Ohio28
Maryland27
Oregon27
Kansas25
Minnesota22
Oklahoma21
Louisiana20
Utah20
Wisconsin19
Missouri19
Idaho16
Indiana16
South Carolina16
Hawaii14
Alabama11
Arkansas11
Iowa10

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