Sunshine Sentinel

There were 595 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending August 6, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows no difference from the week before when 595 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	1,077
Texas	909
Florida	595
Arizona	177
New Jersey	152
New Mexico	149
Illinois	139
Colorado	119
New York	89
Pennsylvania	70
Connecticut	67
North Carolina	60
Massachusetts	56
Washington	48
Nevada	45
Michigan	44
Georgia	44
Utah	38
Oregon	37
Maryland	35
Ohio	34
Virginia	32
Indiana	25
Tennessee	25
Wisconsin	22
Kansas	21
Louisiana	18
Hawaii	15
Oklahoma	15
Idaho	15
Rhode Island	14
Missouri	13
South Carolina	12
Arkansas	10