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CDC reports 18 deaths among Tennessee Hispanics in week ending Feb. 18

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There were 18 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending Feb. 18, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 22 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. 18

StateLives lost
Texas1,031
California801
Florida482
Arizona166
New Jersey154
Illinois152
Colorado109
New Mexico100
New York94
Pennsylvania69
Massachusetts65
Nevada61
Washington53
Michigan41
Virginia41
Connecticut39
Georgia34
North Carolina31
Ohio29
Maryland22
Indiana21
Missouri19
South Carolina19
Tennessee18
Kansas18
Wisconsin18
Oregon17
Oklahoma16
Minnesota16
Nebraska14
Rhode Island13
Idaho12
Hawaii11

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