Peach Tree Times

There were 40 Hispanic people who died in Georgia in the week ending Sept. 9, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 49 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	1,050
Texas	887
Florida	606
Arizona	150
New Mexico	136
New Jersey	131
Illinois	127
Colorado	107
New York	80
Pennsylvania	60
Nevada	48
Massachusetts	45
Michigan	42
Georgia	40
Connecticut	39
North Carolina	39
Washington	38
Oregon	32
Ohio	32
Indiana	30
Virginia	29
Tennessee	29
Louisiana	26
Oklahoma	26
Maryland	25
Utah	23
South Carolina	21
Kansas	20
Wisconsin	17
Missouri	16
Idaho	16
Minnesota	12
Arkansas	11
Alabama	10