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Hispanic deaths in South Carolina decrease to 12 in week ending May 6

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There were 12 Hispanic people who died in South Carolina in the week ending May 6, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 13 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 May 6

StateLives lost
California1,067
Texas880
Florida566
Arizona187
New Mexico131
New Jersey126
Illinois118
Colorado104
New York70
Pennsylvania58
Nevada58
Connecticut57
Massachusetts47
Washington45
North Carolina39
Virginia39
Georgia37
Utah37
Oregon33
Ohio31
Maryland28
Michigan25
Indiana24
Kansas24
Tennessee24
Wisconsin23
Oklahoma18
Arkansas16
Idaho15
Missouri14
Hawaii13
Minnesota12
South Carolina12
Nebraska10

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