Golden State Today

There were 1,059 Hispanic people who died in California in the week ending March 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 1,256 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	1,059
Texas	839
Florida	589
Arizona	190
New Mexico	153
New Jersey	150
Illinois	134
Colorado	93
New York	78
Pennsylvania	64
Nevada	61
Washington	60
Michigan	58
Massachusetts	49
North Carolina	47
Ohio	40
Georgia	39
Connecticut	34
Virginia	33
Kansas	33
Wisconsin	30
Oregon	29
Maryland	29
Tennessee	24
Oklahoma	22
Indiana	21
Utah	19
South Carolina	17
Louisiana	17
Rhode Island	15
Missouri	13
Hawaii	11