Evergreen Reporter

There were 70 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending July 30, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase 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	1,158
Texas	1,048
Florida	595
Arizona	202
New Mexico	161
Illinois	139
Colorado	124
New Jersey	120
Pennsylvania	79
Washington	70
Massachusetts	70
New York	68
Nevada	64
Connecticut	56
North Carolina	48
Maryland	41
Michigan	34
Georgia	31
Ohio	30
Oregon	27
Wisconsin	27
Kansas	26
Utah	25
Indiana	22
Virginia	21
Tennessee	19
Oklahoma	19
Louisiana	18
Missouri	16
South Carolina	15
Nebraska	15
Idaho	14
Arkansas	12
Hawaii	11
Rhode Island	10