CDC states updated number of hospitalized EVALI cases and EVALI deaths
Feb. 12, 2020
CDC announced the updated number of hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases* and EVALI deaths. (*As of December 3, 2019, CDC only reports hospitalized EVALI cases. CDC reports EVALI deaths, regardless of hospitalization status.)
As of February 4, 2020, 2,758 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).
As of February 4, 2020, 64 deaths have been confirmed in 28 states.
More deaths are under investigation.
CDC, in coordination with FDA and states, continues to monitor and evaluate EVALI cases and deaths.
