EPISODE · Apr 12, 2021 · 2 MIN
Tuberculosis remains a huge problem in the Eastern Cape
from PM Live on SAfm · host SABC News and Current Affairs
Covid-19 has ravaged the Eastern Cape, claiming more than 11-thousand lives in the province. At the same time, tuberculosis remains a huge problem. The TB survey conducted in 2018 found the disease present in 737 out of every 100-thousand people. Statistics from 2015 showed the Eastern Cape to be the province with the highest prevalence of TB. Currently, there's concern about the sharp increase in infections in the Ntabankulu area of the province.
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