Evergreen Reporter

There were 68 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending May 28, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 49 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	1,172
Texas	880
Florida	571
Arizona	194
New Jersey	139
New Mexico	138
Illinois	129
Colorado	111
New York	82
Pennsylvania	70
Washington	68
Nevada	60
North Carolina	53
Massachusetts	52
Virginia	47
Michigan	38
Indiana	37
Kansas	31
Georgia	29
Ohio	29
Wisconsin	29
Utah	29
Oregon	26
Maryland	24
Oklahoma	24
Idaho	17
Missouri	15
Alabama	15
Louisiana	15
Hawaii	13
Nebraska	11
Rhode Island	10