2pct increase in TB deaths last year - health minister

Last year a total of 2,623 deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) were recorded, signifying a two percent increase of 51 cases compared to 2022, announced Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.

In a statement released for World TB Day today, he stated that 26,781 cases were reported last year, showing an increase of 1,390 cases or 5.47 percent compared to 25,391 cases during the same period the previous year.