Evergreen Reporter

There were 46 Hispanic people who died in Washington in the week ending May 13, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 45 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	1,020
Texas	884
Florida	557
Arizona	193
New Mexico	158
Colorado	136
Illinois	122
New Jersey	110
New York	87
Pennsylvania	68
Massachusetts	61
Michigan	50
Virginia	48
Washington	46
North Carolina	42
Connecticut	41
Georgia	40
Nevada	38
Utah	32
Maryland	31
Ohio	31
Indiana	28
Tennessee	24
Missouri	19
Wisconsin	17
Kansas	17
Oklahoma	16
Oregon	16
Rhode Island	15
Louisiana	15
Idaho	15
South Carolina	14
Kentucky	10