Sunshine Sentinel

There were 645 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending Aug. 5, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 612 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	971
Texas	859
Florida	645
Arizona	195
New Jersey	132
New Mexico	130
Illinois	119
Colorado	105
New York	72
Pennsylvania	70
Nevada	69
Washington	46
Massachusetts	45
Michigan	44
North Carolina	43
Georgia	41
Virginia	34
Connecticut	29
Tennessee	28
Ohio	28
Maryland	27
Oregon	27
Kansas	25
Minnesota	22
Oklahoma	21
Louisiana	20
Utah	20
Wisconsin	19
Missouri	19
Idaho	16
Indiana	16
South Carolina	16
Hawaii	14
Alabama	11
Arkansas	11
Iowa	10