Pennsylvania: 90 Hispanic lives lost in week ending October 2

Pennsylvania: 90 Hispanic lives lost in week ending October 2
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There were 90 Hispanic people who died in Pennsylvania in the week ending October 2, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows no difference from the week before when 90 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 October 2
State Lives lost
California 1,511
Texas 1,459
Florida 833
Arizona 294
New Mexico 180
Illinois 172
Colorado 148
New Jersey 147
New York 97
Pennsylvania 90
Nevada 74
Georgia 64
North Carolina 63
Washington 60
Massachusetts 59
Michigan 55
Ohio 47
Connecticut 41
Oregon 41
Tennessee 39
Virginia 38
Oklahoma 38
Indiana 38
Maryland 35
Utah 29
Kansas 27
Louisiana 24
Wisconsin 24
Idaho 23
Missouri 22
Nebraska 19
Alabama 18
South Carolina 18
Arkansas 15
Minnesota 15
Wyoming 15
Rhode Island 13
Mississippi 12
Hawaii 12
Iowa 11
Kentucky 11


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