Evergreen Reporter

There were 46 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending Feb. 4, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 55 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	925
California	807
Florida	534
Arizona	187
Illinois	147
New Jersey	140
New Mexico	111
Colorado	101
New York	88
Pennsylvania	72
Nevada	60
Washington	46
Georgia	42
Massachusetts	39
North Carolina	38
Michigan	37
Virginia	34
Oregon	32
Connecticut	29
Wisconsin	27
Ohio	27
Utah	24
Kansas	21
Tennessee	20
Indiana	19
Maryland	19
Oklahoma	18
Minnesota	14
South Carolina	14
Missouri	13
Rhode Island	12
Hawaii	12
Idaho	11