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Hispanic deaths in Texas increase to 966 in week ending Jan. 14

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There were 966 Hispanic people who died in Texas in the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 926 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. 14

StateLives lost
Texas966
California547
Florida525
Arizona200
Illinois145
New Jersey135
New Mexico134
New York99
Pennsylvania74
Colorado65
Washington53
Nevada53
Massachusetts47
Virginia33
Connecticut33
Maryland31
Oregon28
Michigan28
Ohio25
Georgia24
Indiana24
Tennessee23
North Carolina22
Wisconsin18
Oklahoma18
South Carolina16
Kansas16
Missouri14
Minnesota14
Alabama13
Arkansas13
Wyoming12

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