Pelican State News

There were 17 Hispanic people who died in Louisiana in the week ending June 17, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 14 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	863
California	854
Florida	518
Arizona	188
New Mexico	150
Illinois	134
New Jersey	116
Colorado	108
New York	80
Nevada	55
Pennsylvania	52
Michigan	51
Washington	40
North Carolina	40
Georgia	39
Oregon	35
Massachusetts	34
Utah	33
Virginia	27
Tennessee	27
Wisconsin	26
Maryland	22
Oklahoma	19
Ohio	17
Louisiana	17
Minnesota	16
South Carolina	14
Indiana	13
Missouri	13
Hawaii	11