NJ DOH announces first death associated with national vaping outbreak
The Department of Health announced on Tuesday the first New Jersey death associated with the national vaping outbreak.
The death, involving an adult female from northern New Jersey, was reported to the department in August and mentioned as a report under investigation by Department of Health Acting Commissioner Judith Persichilli at the time Gov. Phil Murphy announced the creation of the Electronic Smoking Device Task Force on Sept. 12, 2019.