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Week ending Feb. 11: 921 deaths among Hispanic people in Texas

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There were 921 Hispanic people who died in Texas in the week ending Feb. 11, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 853 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 Feb. 11

StateLives lost
Texas921
California735
Florida524
Arizona182
New Mexico130
Illinois127
New Jersey117
New York98
Colorado95
Pennsylvania68
Washington56
Massachusetts54
Georgia42
Michigan40
North Carolina39
Indiana37
Nevada32
Virginia25
Ohio23
Connecticut22
Tennessee22
Oklahoma22
Kansas21
Oregon19
Utah17
Wisconsin17
South Carolina16
Hawaii15
Kentucky14
Alabama13
Rhode Island13
Maryland12
Missouri11
Nebraska11

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