Constitution State News

There were 42 Hispanic people who died in Connecticut in the week ending Aug. 12, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 29 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	969
California	827
Florida	497
Arizona	178
New Mexico	139
New Jersey	131
Illinois	113
New York	80
Colorado	74
Nevada	52
Pennsylvania	47
North Carolina	42
Connecticut	42
Washington	39
Massachusetts	38
Michigan	38
Ohio	37
Virginia	36
Georgia	35
Oregon	32
Maryland	22
Tennessee	21
Wisconsin	20
Indiana	19
Utah	19
Missouri	19
Kansas	17
Louisiana	17
Idaho	14
South Carolina	13
Oklahoma	13
Minnesota	11
Hawaii	11
Iowa	11
District of Columbia	10