9,206 TB cases found in Maharashtra after month-long drive
Following a month-long drive, the Maharashtra government has detected at least 9,206 new tuberculosis (TB) cases in the state. The maximum cases were detected in Thane (988), Pune (647) and Ahmednagar (539).
The state government began door-to-door screening to detect leprosy and TB cases on December 1. A target to screen 8.66 crore population, including 6.82 crore in rural areas and 1.84 in urban municipal corporations, was set.
A team of two health workers, including ASHA or anganwadi staff, visited 20 households in rural and 25 in urban areas each day. The health workers collected two sputum samples from the suspected cases, while the confirmed cases were asked to undergo chest X-ray.
In Mumbai, 49.88 lakh people in slums and high-risk areas were screened. Civic official...