Old North News

There were 31 Hispanic people who died in North Carolina in the week ending August 20, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 46 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	1,312
Texas	896
Florida	600
Arizona	187
New Mexico	142
Illinois	139
New Jersey	122
Colorado	122
Connecticut	108
New York	88
Virginia	64
Massachusetts	60
Pennsylvania	58
Nevada	49
Georgia	47
Oregon	47
Michigan	42
Washington	42
Kansas	33
Utah	32
North Carolina	31
Ohio	31
Oklahoma	30
Maryland	29
Tennessee	27
Indiana	21
Wisconsin	21
Missouri	17
Hawaii	16
South Carolina	16
Louisiana	14
Idaho	13
Minnesota	12
Rhode Island	11