Empire State Today

There were 68 Hispanic people who died in New York in the week ending Sept. 24, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 90 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	914
California	768
Florida	469
Arizona	167
New Jersey	160
Illinois	139
New Mexico	132
Colorado	109
New York	68
Pennsylvania	60
Washington	59
Nevada	48
Massachusetts	48
Oregon	41
Virginia	33
Michigan	33
Ohio	29
Utah	29
North Carolina	27
Connecticut	26
Maryland	25
Indiana	24
Oklahoma	24
Georgia	22
Kansas	19
Delaware	13
Minnesota	12
Louisiana	12
Missouri	11
Wisconsin	10
South Carolina	10