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Hispanic deaths in Tennessee increase to 32 in week ending August 14

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There were 32 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending August 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 16 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 August 14

StateLives lost
Texas1,505
California1,434
Florida1,031
Arizona258
New Mexico161
Colorado135
Illinois131
New Jersey129
New York117
Nevada88
Washington69
Pennsylvania69
Georgia53
Virginia46
Connecticut44
Massachusetts43
Michigan43
North Carolina42
Maryland38
Ohio33
Tennessee32
Utah28
Oregon26
Alabama26
Kansas26
Oklahoma24
South Carolina22
Arkansas22
Wisconsin21
Missouri21
Indiana19
Hawaii17
Louisiana14
Minnesota13
Nebraska12
Kentucky10
Idaho10

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