Sunshine Sentinel

There were 687 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending January 8, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 732 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	1,167
Florida	687
Texas	677
Arizona	302
New Jersey	209
Illinois	203
New Mexico	199
Colorado	187
New York	134
Massachusetts	89
Pennsylvania	88
Connecticut	73
Nevada	69
Washington	63
Virginia	52
Michigan	45
Indiana	44
Ohio	43
North Carolina	40
Maryland	40
Wisconsin	40
Georgia	37
Oklahoma	30
Utah	30
Tennessee	29
Kansas	28
Louisiana	22
Missouri	17
Oregon	17
South Carolina	16
Iowa	16
Minnesota	14
Arkansas	13
Hawaii	11
Nebraska	10
Wyoming	10