Maryland State Wire

There were 22 Hispanic people who died in Maryland in the week ending Feb. 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 15 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	1,031
California	801
Florida	482
Arizona	166
New Jersey	154
Illinois	152
Colorado	109
New Mexico	100
New York	94
Pennsylvania	69
Massachusetts	65
Nevada	61
Washington	53
Michigan	41
Virginia	41
Connecticut	39
Georgia	34
North Carolina	31
Ohio	29
Maryland	22
Indiana	21
Missouri	19
South Carolina	19
Tennessee	18
Kansas	18
Wisconsin	18
Oregon	17
Oklahoma	16
Minnesota	16
Nebraska	14
Rhode Island	13
Idaho	12
Hawaii	11