There are 1,479 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands as of Tuesday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alaska is the only state without a reported case.
That’s an increase from last week, when there were 1,299 cases of vaping-related lung injuries.
About 78% of patients reported using THC-containing products, with or without nicotine-containing products. About 80% of patients are under 35 years old. The median age of patients is 23 years and they range in age from 13 to 75 years.
The CDC on Thursday also identified 33 vaping-related deaths in 24 states: three each from California, Indiana and Minnesota; two each from Georgia, Kansas and Oregon; and one each from Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
More deaths are under investigation, according to the CDC. The patients who died ranged in age from 17 to 75.
The CDC, US Food and Drug Administration, state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are continuing to investigate the multistage outbreak.
The specific chemical exposure causing these lung injuries remains unknown.
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The CDC has reported that all patients in the outbreak had a history of using e-cigarette products, and most have reported a history of using products containing tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis.
