Hispanic deaths in Pennsylvania increase to 75 in week ending July 10

Aug 22, 2021

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There were 75 Hispanic people who died in Pennsylvania in the week ending July 10, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 62 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 July 10

State	Lives lost
California	1,171
Texas	1,015
Florida	626
Arizona	204
Colorado	136
New Jersey	132
Illinois	128
New Mexico	122
New York	87
Pennsylvania	75
Nevada	61
Georgia	60
Massachusetts	58
Washington	55
Michigan	51
Oregon	36
Utah	33
Virginia	33
Maryland	32
Oklahoma	30
Ohio	29
Indiana	28
Kansas	23
South Carolina	22
Wisconsin	19
Tennessee	18
Rhode Island	17
Hawaii	16
Missouri	15
Idaho	15
Louisiana	14
Alabama	13
Nebraska	12
Arkansas	11

Brian D. Miller, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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