Yellowhammer Times

There were 16 Hispanic people who died in Alabama in the week ending December 4, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when no 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	1,315
Texas	1,114
Florida	609
Arizona	303
New Mexico	196
Colorado	185
Illinois	168
New Jersey	145
New York	122
Pennsylvania	85
Nevada	69
Michigan	61
Massachusetts	59
Washington	52
Connecticut	47
Oregon	46
Utah	43
Georgia	40
Virginia	39
Kansas	38
North Carolina	37
Indiana	36
Ohio	33
Oklahoma	27
Wisconsin	22
Missouri	21
Louisiana	17
Arkansas	17
Alabama	16
Nebraska	15
Tennessee	15
Minnesota	13
South Carolina	12
Idaho	12
Wyoming	11
Hawaii	10