Great Lakes Wire

There were 53 Hispanic people who died in Michigan in the week ending February 5, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 65 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	990
Florida	587
Arizona	227
New Jersey	175
Illinois	172
New Mexico	150
Colorado	139
New York	109
Nevada	68
Massachusetts	63
Pennsylvania	59
Michigan	53
Washington	52
Connecticut	50
Virginia	39
Ohio	37
Georgia	35
Oklahoma	32
Utah	30
Maryland	29
Tennessee	28
Wisconsin	26
Indiana	24
Oregon	23
Kansas	20
South Carolina	19
Rhode Island	15
Louisiana	15
Arkansas	14
Alabama	13
Idaho	12
Delaware	12
Missouri	11