Bluegrass Times

There were 16 Hispanic people who died in Kentucky in the week ending Feb. 25, 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	986
California	865
Florida	512
Arizona	203
New Mexico	139
Illinois	128
New Jersey	118
Colorado	98
New York	78
Pennsylvania	64
Nevada	53
Massachusetts	49
Michigan	38
Oregon	35
Virginia	34
Washington	33
Indiana	32
North Carolina	32
Maryland	32
Tennessee	30
Georgia	30
Connecticut	29
Ohio	23
Wisconsin	21
Utah	21
Missouri	19
Kentucky	16
Kansas	15
South Carolina	14
Oklahoma	13
Hawaii	12