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There were 78 Hispanic people who died in Pennsylvania in the week ending September 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 84 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	1,575
California	1,511
Florida	1,004
Arizona	294
New Mexico	176
New Jersey	160
Colorado	152
Illinois	152
New York	106
Georgia	89
Nevada	81
Washington	78
Pennsylvania	78
North Carolina	72
Massachusetts	60
Michigan	48
Oklahoma	47
Virginia	46
Tennessee	44
Utah	42
Kansas	40
Connecticut	40
Ohio	38
Maryland	38
South Carolina	36
Idaho	35
Indiana	33
Oregon	27
Missouri	23
Louisiana	22
Wisconsin	19
Arkansas	19
Hawaii	17
Nebraska	17
Alabama	15
Mississippi	11
Iowa	11