Evergreen Reporter

There were 45 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending May 6, 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
California	1,067
Texas	880
Florida	566
Arizona	187
New Mexico	131
New Jersey	126
Illinois	118
Colorado	104
New York	70
Pennsylvania	58
Nevada	58
Connecticut	57
Massachusetts	47
Washington	45
North Carolina	39
Virginia	39
Georgia	37
Utah	37
Oregon	33
Ohio	31
Maryland	28
Michigan	25
Indiana	24
Kansas	24
Tennessee	24
Wisconsin	23
Oklahoma	18
Arkansas	16
Idaho	15
Missouri	14
Hawaii	13
Minnesota	12
South Carolina	12
Nebraska	10