Old North News

There were 48 Hispanic people who died in North Carolina in the week ending July 23, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 50 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	705
California	649
Florida	529
Arizona	183
New Mexico	136
New Jersey	119
Illinois	117
Colorado	91
New York	85
Pennsylvania	74
Massachusetts	51
North Carolina	48
Nevada	46
Washington	45
Michigan	40
Georgia	34
Connecticut	32
Ohio	32
Virginia	29
Maryland	26
Indiana	21
Oklahoma	19
Wisconsin	19
Oregon	19
Kansas	18
Utah	18
South Carolina	15
Tennessee	13
Louisiana	12
Minnesota	10
Kentucky	10