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Hispanic deaths in South Carolina decrease to 16 in week ending Jan. 21

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There were 16 Hispanic people who died in South Carolina in the week ending Jan. 21, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 17 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 Jan. 21

StateLives lost
Texas1,048
Florida553
Arizona217
New Jersey152
New Mexico143
Illinois112
Colorado111
New York86
Pennsylvania74
Nevada53
Massachusetts47
Washington44
Michigan38
North Carolina35
Georgia29
Ohio29
Maryland29
Oregon28
Virginia24
Oklahoma24
Connecticut23
Kansas22
Utah17
Hawaii17
South Carolina16
Indiana16
Missouri13
Wisconsin13
Tennessee12
Rhode Island10

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