Evergreen Reporter

There were 61 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending March 11, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 53 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	1,144
Texas	876
Florida	587
Arizona	207
New Mexico	142
New Jersey	140
Illinois	132
Colorado	102
New York	85
Pennsylvania	71
Nevada	68
Washington	61
North Carolina	50
Massachusetts	48
Virginia	44
Michigan	43
Connecticut	43
Ohio	40
Georgia	39
Maryland	33
Utah	25
Oregon	24
Oklahoma	24
Wisconsin	23
Indiana	22
Kansas	22
Tennessee	20
Idaho	17
Hawaii	17
Rhode Island	13
Alabama	12
Missouri	10
South Carolina	10