Evergreen Reporter

There were 59 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending Jan. 28, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 46 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
Texas	923
California	622
Florida	515
Arizona	186
New Jersey	168
New Mexico	150
Illinois	134
New York	102
Colorado	95
Pennsylvania	78
Washington	59
Nevada	50
Massachusetts	50
Georgia	35
Virginia	34
Ohio	32
Michigan	28
Indiana	28
North Carolina	26
Oregon	20
Oklahoma	19
Kansas	18
Tennessee	18
Maryland	17
Connecticut	17
Wisconsin	16
South Carolina	14
Minnesota	14
Hawaii	12
Rhode Island	11
Utah	11
District of Columbia	10
Missouri	10