Sunshine Sentinel

There were 703 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending January 22, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 927 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	788
Florida	703
Arizona	233
New Jersey	223
Illinois	212
New York	162
Colorado	153
New Mexico	146
Connecticut	91
Pennsylvania	89
Nevada	71
Massachusetts	61
Washington	60
Virginia	55
Michigan	51
Indiana	47
Ohio	39
Maryland	37
Wisconsin	37
Georgia	37
Kansas	33
Oklahoma	22
Oregon	22
Tennessee	21
Louisiana	21
Missouri	19
Alabama	18
Minnesota	16
Rhode Island	12
Hawaii	10