Lung Disease/Vaping

picture of lung with internal injury from vaping Opens in new windowCDC, States Update Number of Cases of Lung Injury Associated with Use of E-cigarette or Vaping Products

For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Contact: CDC Media Relations
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CDC today announced the updated number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases and deaths associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products.

Patients with Lung Injury

Deaths

  • 42 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, California (4), Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (4), Indiana (4), Kansas (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

For updates on this investigation, visit: www.cdc.gov/lunginjury.