Bluegrass Times

There were 10 Hispanic people who died in Kentucky in the week ending August 14, 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
Texas	1,505
California	1,434
Florida	1,031
Arizona	258
New Mexico	161
Colorado	135
Illinois	131
New Jersey	129
New York	117
Nevada	88
Washington	69
Pennsylvania	69
Georgia	53
Virginia	46
Connecticut	44
Massachusetts	43
Michigan	43
North Carolina	42
Maryland	38
Ohio	33
Tennessee	32
Utah	28
Oregon	26
Alabama	26
Kansas	26
Oklahoma	24
South Carolina	22
Arkansas	22
Wisconsin	21
Missouri	21
Indiana	19
Hawaii	17
Louisiana	14
Minnesota	13
Nebraska	12
Kentucky	10
Idaho	10