Sunshine Sentinel

There were 472 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending July 9, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 572 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	914
Indiana	887
California	791
Florida	472
Arizona	196
Illinois	142
New Jersey	124
Colorado	105
New Mexico	100
New York	72
North Carolina	52
Washington	52
Pennsylvania	47
Massachusetts	46
Georgia	35
Michigan	32
Maryland	30
Oregon	30
Ohio	28
Nevada	27
Virginia	25
Wisconsin	21
Oklahoma	18
Utah	17
Kansas	15
Louisiana	15
Missouri	14
Hawaii	12