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CDC reports 79 deaths among Pennsylvania Hispanics in week ending December 18

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There were 79 Hispanic people who died in Pennsylvania in the week ending December 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 87 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 December 18

StateLives lost
California1,156
Texas833
Florida529
Arizona306
New Mexico171
Illinois161
New Jersey159
Colorado158
New York105
Pennsylvania79
Nevada69
Michigan65
Massachusetts60
Kansas49
Washington48
Connecticut42
Virginia42
Ohio41
Wisconsin39
Georgia35
Indiana34
Utah33
Minnesota30
Oregon24
Tennessee23
Missouri18
Oklahoma17
Arkansas16
Idaho16
Hawaii14
Nebraska13
Alabama10

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