Old Dominion News

There were 46 Hispanic people who died in Virginia in the week ending Oct. 15, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 32 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	899
California	842
Florida	541
Arizona	171
New Mexico	143
Illinois	139
New Jersey	132
Colorado	100
New York	91
Pennsylvania	64
Massachusetts	55
Virginia	46
Washington	42
Nevada	37
Michigan	36
Maryland	32
Georgia	30
Wisconsin	30
Ohio	28
North Carolina	26
Utah	25
Oregon	24
Indiana	22
Connecticut	21
Tennessee	20
Kansas	17
South Carolina	16
Oklahoma	15
Idaho	10
Rhode Island	10
Minnesota	10