CDC, States Update Number of Hospitalized EVALI Cases and EVALI Deaths.

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CDC, States Update Number of Hospitalized EVALI Cases and EVALI Deaths.

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

CDC ( as of January 16) announced the updated number of hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases* and EVALI deaths.

As of Jan. 14, 2020, 2,668 cases of hospitalized EVALI or deaths were reported by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

EVALI Deaths

As of Jan. 14, 2020, 60 deaths have been confirmed in 27 states and the District of Columbia:
Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
More deaths are under investigation.

*As of Dec. 3, 2019, CDC only reports hospitalized EVALI cases. CDC reports EVALI deaths, regardless of hospitalization status.
For further updates, visit: www.cdc.gov/lunginjury

For information about the collection of e-cigarette, or vaping, products, including e-liquids, associated with confirmed or probable cases for possible testing by FDA, contact: FDAVapingSampleInquiries@fda.hhs.gov.

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CDC, States Update Number of Hospitalized EVALI Cases and EVALI Deaths.