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Hispanic deaths in South Carolina increase to 22 in week ending Oct. 1

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There were 22 Hispanic people who died in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 1, 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.

Hispanic lives lost in week ending Oct. 1

StateLives lost
Texas816
California778
Florida504
Arizona161
New Mexico150
New Jersey138
Illinois136
Colorado97
New York77
Pennsylvania54
Washington52
Michigan46
Massachusetts45
Nevada39
North Carolina32
Connecticut31
Georgia29
Oregon28
Oklahoma28
Wisconsin27
Virginia25
Ohio24
South Carolina22
Tennessee21
Indiana21
Utah20
Maryland20
Kansas11

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