Evergreen Reporter

There were 56 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending September 3, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 42 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	1,156
Texas	935
Florida	626
Arizona	219
New Jersey	144
New Mexico	131
Illinois	122
Colorado	120
New York	94
Massachusetts	64
Pennsylvania	61
Washington	56
Michigan	48
North Carolina	46
Virginia	42
Nevada	41
Connecticut	38
Georgia	33
Ohio	32
Utah	30
Oregon	27
Maryland	26
Indiana	25
Wisconsin	25
Tennessee	22
Oklahoma	19
Louisiana	17
South Carolina	17
Kansas	15
Idaho	11
Hawaii	11
Minnesota	10