Vaping death toll in US rises to 18

More than 1000 cases

Adam Saville
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UK reports first fatality 'linked to vaping' from nine years ago due to oil found on lungs

There have now been at least 18 deaths linked to an illness related to vaping in the US according to health authorities, The BBC has reported. The Centers for Disease and Prevention said cases, of which there are now more than 1000, were up a quarter from last week. Earlier this week, were reported two additional lives had been lost bringing the death toll total to 16. Virginia and New Jersey are the latest states to report fatalities linked to vaping over The Atlantic, with a victim in Virginia passing away in hospital on 26 September after reports related to a woman in New Jersey...

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