Sunshine Sentinel

There were 477 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending August 13, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease 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	772
Texas	746
Florida	477
New Mexico	161
Arizona	158
New Jersey	131
Illinois	111
Colorado	96
New York	76
Pennsylvania	52
Connecticut	50
Massachusetts	50
Washington	43
North Carolina	42
Nevada	40
Michigan	36
Virginia	32
Oregon	32
Georgia	27
Ohio	22
Maryland	22
Utah	21
Indiana	21
Kansas	19
Louisiana	19
Tennessee	16
Minnesota	15
South Carolina	15
Oklahoma	15
Wisconsin	13
Idaho	12
Missouri	11