Peach Tree Times

There were 69 Hispanic people who died in Georgia in the week ending October 16, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 64 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	1,314
California	1,312
Florida	763
Arizona	275
New Mexico	180
Colorado	166
New Jersey	160
Illinois	137
New York	100
Pennsylvania	90
Washington	74
Nevada	74
Georgia	69
Massachusetts	63
Michigan	47
Ohio	45
Virginia	39
Tennessee	39
Connecticut	38
Oregon	38
Utah	36
Indiana	35
North Carolina	35
Maryland	33
Kansas	30
Oklahoma	27
Idaho	26
Wisconsin	21
Missouri	20
South Carolina	19
Louisiana	19
Rhode Island	18
Minnesota	16
Kentucky	16
Alabama	15
Arkansas	14
Hawaii	14
Iowa	13
Wyoming	12
Nebraska	12
Mississippi	12
Montana	10