India, May 7 -- New Delhi

The Delhi health department has detected 12,078 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Capital during a screening drive between March 24 to May 5, according to data shared by the department pertaining to the Delhi National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP). The drive is ongoing, officials clarified.

Of the total notified cases, 1,323 (11%) are paediatric patients, and the rest 10,755 (89%) are adults, the data shows. In terms of gender distribution, 6,360 cases (52.6%) are male, 5,715 (47.3%) female, and three cases have been reported among transgender persons, as per the data.

Health minister, Pankaj Singh said, "It is unfortunate, that the prevalence of TB cases still exist in the country. Under this program, we ha...