Gem State Wire

There were 18 Hispanic people who died in Idaho in the week ending April 22, 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	1,008
Texas	848
Florida	555
Arizona	225
New Mexico	163
New Jersey	148
Colorado	118
Illinois	109
New York	87
Pennsylvania	64
Massachusetts	58
Washington	56
Nevada	54
North Carolina	48
Michigan	40
Connecticut	39
Georgia	39
Ohio	34
Virginia	33
Oregon	29
Wisconsin	27
Kansas	26
Indiana	25
Maryland	25
Utah	24
Tennessee	23
Oklahoma	21
Idaho	18
Missouri	17
Rhode Island	16
Hawaii	13
South Carolina	12