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Hispanic deaths in South Carolina increase to 19 in week ending April 1

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There were 19 Hispanic people who died in South Carolina in the week ending April 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase 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 April 1

StateLives lost
California1,009
Texas865
Florida622
Arizona201
New Mexico148
New Jersey138
Illinois114
Colorado99
New York82
Massachusetts69
Pennsylvania64
Nevada60
Washington56
Ohio44
Michigan43
Georgia40
Connecticut38
North Carolina38
Utah33
Oregon29
Virginia29
Tennessee27
Kansas27
Maryland23
Oklahoma22
South Carolina19
Missouri18
Indiana16
Hawaii15
Wisconsin14
Idaho12
Alabama12
Minnesota10
Rhode Island10

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