Old Dominion News

There were 45 Hispanic people who died in Virginia in the week ending December 11, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 40 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	1,233
Texas	1,065
Florida	645
Arizona	350
New Mexico	213
Illinois	196
Colorado	173
New Jersey	171
New York	100
Pennsylvania	87
Michigan	79
Nevada	72
Washington	64
Massachusetts	63
Connecticut	48
Virginia	45
North Carolina	45
Ohio	39
Georgia	37
Indiana	35
Kansas	33
Utah	32
Tennessee	29
Oklahoma	29
Wisconsin	28
Oregon	27
Idaho	16
Minnesota	16
South Carolina	13
Hawaii	13
Mississippi	12
Arkansas	12
Louisiana	12
Nebraska	11