Maryland State Wire

There were 27 Hispanic people who died in Maryland in the week ending Dec. 17, 2022, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 23 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	846
California	845
Florida	460
Arizona	198
Illinois	177
New Jersey	145
New Mexico	120
Colorado	97
New York	90
Pennsylvania	60
Washington	53
Nevada	50
Massachusetts	39
Virginia	38
Connecticut	33
Ohio	32
Maryland	27
Oklahoma	25
Indiana	25
Utah	25
Missouri	19
Oregon	19
Georgia	18
Idaho	15
South Carolina	14
Arkansas	14
Michigan	13
Rhode Island	13
Louisiana	12
Wisconsin	10