The WHO reported an estimated 10.6 million tuberculosis cases in 2021, marking a 4.5 percent increase from the year prior. About 1.6 million people died, the organization said.
The prevalence of drug-resistant infections also increased by 3 percent in 2021, with 450,000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis reported.
“This is the first time in many years an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with TB and drug-resistant TB,” WHO said, noting that COVID-19 and other factors have disrupted global efforts to diagnose and treat the illness.
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