78 Hispanic people in Pennsylvania passed away in week ending August 21

78 Hispanic people in Pennsylvania passed away in week ending August 21
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There were 78 Hispanic people who died in Pennsylvania in the week ending August 21, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 69 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 August 21
State Lives lost
Texas 1,698
California 1,463
Florida 1,098
Arizona 271
New Mexico 172
New Jersey 148
Colorado 147
Illinois 133
Nevada 93
New York 89
Pennsylvania 78
Georgia 66
North Carolina 63
Massachusetts 62
Michigan 52
Oregon 45
Washington 44
Oklahoma 42
Connecticut 39
Virginia 38
Utah 38
Indiana 37
Ohio 32
Kansas 30
Missouri 26
Wisconsin 26
Louisiana 25
Maryland 23
Tennessee 22
South Carolina 19
Arkansas 19
Hawaii 17
Alabama 17
Mississippi 12
Kentucky 11
Idaho 11
Iowa 10


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