Hawkeye Reporter

There were 12 Hispanic people who died in Iowa in the week ending Dec. 10, 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	1,093
California	851
Florida	532
Arizona	205
New Jersey	160
Illinois	149
Colorado	129
New Mexico	123
New York	108
Pennsylvania	91
Massachusetts	53
Washington	52
Nevada	50
North Carolina	49
Michigan	45
Oregon	45
Virginia	44
Georgia	42
Ohio	36
Indiana	35
Connecticut	35
Utah	27
South Carolina	22
Maryland	22
Tennessee	18
Kansas	17
Missouri	14
Minnesota	14
Hawaii	14
Rhode Island	13
Arkansas	13
Wisconsin	13
Oklahoma	12
Iowa	12