ศูนย์ควบคุมและป้องกันโรคของสหรัฐอเมริกา (CDC) รายงานตัวเลขล่าสุดผู้ป่วยปอดอักเสบรุนแรงจากการสูบบุหรี่ไฟฟ้าในอเมริกา 1,604 ราย เสียชีวิต 34 ราย คนที่เสียชีวิตอายุตั้งแต่ 17 ปี ถึง 75 ปี | CDC, States Update Number of Cases of Lung Injury Associated with Use of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products
Media Statement
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Contact: 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
As of October 22, 2019, 1,604 confirmed and probable lung injury cases associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products were reported by 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Data on age, sex, and substances used in e-cigarette, or vaping, products will be updated in a CDC MMWR report being released on Friday, October 25, 2019.
Deaths
34 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states: Alabama, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
The median age of patients who have died is 49 years, ranging from 17 to 75 years old.
For updates on this investigation, visit: www.cdc.gov/lunginjury.
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Credit : https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/s1024-states-update-lung-injury-numbers.html