Sunshine Sentinel

There were 516 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending February 19, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 726 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
Texas	1,058
California	810
Florida	516
Arizona	211
Illinois	159
New Jersey	133
New Mexico	123
Colorado	119
New York	108
Pennsylvania	72
Connecticut	59
North Carolina	53
Massachusetts	46
Michigan	44
Virginia	44
Nevada	43
Georgia	35
Washington	33
Oklahoma	32
Ohio	30
Kansas	28
Wisconsin	27
Indiana	24
Oregon	24
Maryland	21
Rhode Island	21
Tennessee	19
Arkansas	18
Louisiana	17
South Carolina	17
Missouri	14
Idaho	13
Mississippi	10
Minnesota	10