Evergreen Reporter

There were 46 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending Sept. 17, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 51 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	1,089
Texas	782
Florida	591
Arizona	177
New Mexico	140
New Jersey	135
Colorado	124
Illinois	118
New York	90
Pennsylvania	64
Connecticut	49
Nevada	49
Washington	46
Massachusetts	46
Michigan	40
North Carolina	40
Georgia	39
Ohio	34
Oklahoma	27
Maryland	24
Indiana	23
Rhode Island	22
Wisconsin	21
Oregon	20
Virginia	20
Kansas	18
Tennessee	17
Hawaii	15
Louisiana	14
Idaho	14
Utah	13
Missouri	13
Minnesota	13
Alabama	11