Peach Tree Times

There were 55 Hispanic people who died in Georgia in the week ending October 23, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 71 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	1,407
Texas	1,278
Florida	676
Arizona	272
New Mexico	171
New Jersey	162
Colorado	157
Illinois	135
New York	96
Pennsylvania	79
Washington	78
North Carolina	70
Nevada	67
Massachusetts	62
Georgia	55
Michigan	53
Virginia	48
Connecticut	39
Ohio	37
Utah	36
Oregon	34
Maryland	34
Indiana	30
Tennessee	30
Kansas	28
Wisconsin	27
Louisiana	23
Idaho	21
Nebraska	18
Oklahoma	18
Rhode Island	17
Minnesota	16
Alabama	15
Hawaii	15
Missouri	13
Iowa	10
Kentucky	10
South Carolina	10