Golden State Today

There were 617 Hispanic people who died in California in the week ending Nov. 26, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 1,020 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	871
California	617
Florida	494
Arizona	208
Illinois	147
New Mexico	141
New Jersey	120
Colorado	113
New York	93
Pennsylvania	63
Nevada	52
Washington	43
Michigan	43
Massachusetts	41
Georgia	32
Ohio	32
Oregon	30
North Carolina	28
Virginia	27
Indiana	27
Utah	27
Oklahoma	25
Connecticut	23
Maryland	21
Wisconsin	20
South Carolina	17
Kansas	17
Tennessee	17
Missouri	11
Kentucky	10