Mountain State Times

There were 15 Hispanic people who died in West Virginia in the week ending April 16, 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	834
California	805
Florida	472
Arizona	166
Illinois	142
New Jersey	111
New Mexico	107
New York	85
Colorado	85
Connecticut	80
Pennsylvania	61
North Carolina	53
Massachusetts	47
Nevada	46
Ohio	45
Washington	45
Virginia	39
Michigan	34
Maryland	28
Utah	27
Wisconsin	21
Tennessee	18
Missouri	17
Louisiana	15
Oklahoma	15
Georgia	15
West Virginia	15
Rhode Island	15
Oregon	13
Minnesota	12
Kansas	11