Hawkeye Reporter

There were 12 Hispanic people who died in Iowa in the week ending August 7, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 11 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	1,300
Texas	1,177
Florida	887
Arizona	260
New Mexico	152
New Jersey	131
Colorado	123
Illinois	111
Nevada	93
New York	90
Pennsylvania	83
Washington	76
Georgia	58
Massachusetts	49
North Carolina	45
Virginia	42
Maryland	40
Utah	37
Michigan	36
Oklahoma	35
Louisiana	34
Ohio	31
Oregon	31
Connecticut	29
Wisconsin	27
Indiana	26
Missouri	23
Idaho	18
Kansas	17
Tennessee	16
Minnesota	16
Arkansas	16
South Carolina	16
Rhode Island	15
Nebraska	13
Hawaii	12
Iowa	12
Delaware	12
Mississippi	11
District of Columbia	10