Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,000 in US: Officials


PTI | Washington DC | Updated: 04-10-2019 02:13 IST | Created: 04-10-2019 02:12 IST
Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,000 in US: Officials
Image Credit: Flickr
  • Country:
  • United States

The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette use has surged to 1,080, US health authorities said on Thursday.

The death toll from the outbreak now stands at 18, they said.

"The increase of 275 cases since last week is a combination of new patients becoming ill in the past two weeks and recent reporting of previously-identified patients," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. 

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Give Feedback