Peach Tree Times

There were 25 Hispanic people who died in Georgia in the week ending July 8, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 48 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	1,055
Texas	809
Florida	599
Arizona	172
New Mexico	155
New Jersey	128
Illinois	105
Colorado	102
New York	73
Massachusetts	64
Nevada	56
Pennsylvania	51
Virginia	47
Michigan	39
Washington	39
Connecticut	38
North Carolina	35
Utah	31
Ohio	29
Kansas	27
Georgia	25
Missouri	25
Maryland	25
Oregon	24
Tennessee	23
Indiana	21
Oklahoma	21
Louisiana	14
South Carolina	14
Wisconsin	13
Iowa	11
Arkansas	10