Ocean State Today

There were 27 Hispanic people who died in Rhode Island in the week ending March 12, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 16 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	765
California	752
Florida	525
Arizona	150
New Jersey	132
Illinois	129
New Mexico	118
Colorado	91
New York	81
Pennsylvania	61
North Carolina	59
Massachusetts	56
Nevada	51
Connecticut	50
Washington	40
Ohio	35
Michigan	32
Indiana	27
Virginia	27
Georgia	27
Rhode Island	27
Kansas	26
Oregon	24
Utah	23
Tennessee	21
Maryland	18
Louisiana	17
Wisconsin	16
Missouri	11
Arkansas	10
Delaware	10