Evergreen Reporter

There were 26 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending May 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 48 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.

State	Lives lost
California	784
Texas	568
Florida	452
New Jersey	155
Arizona	147
New Mexico	125
Illinois	123
New York	101
Colorado	95
Pennsylvania	63
Connecticut	50
North Carolina	47
Massachusetts	37
Michigan	32
Georgia	30
Ohio	30
Nevada	27
Virginia	27
Washington	26
Tennessee	25
Oklahoma	25
Utah	19
Wisconsin	18
Maryland	15
Oregon	15
Minnesota	14
Kansas	14
Indiana	12
Nebraska	11
Idaho	11
Missouri	10