India, Jan. 12 -- At least 145 people died of tuberculosis (TB) in Mizoram in 2025, the highest fatalities in six years since 2020, the state health department said.

According to records from the National TB Elimination Programme under the National Health Mission Mizoram, a total of 2,275 people, including 911 females, were diagnosed with the disease during the same year, a slight decrease from the previous year's (2024) total of 2,291 cases.

Of the 2,275 new cases, 1,900 were detected in government facilities, while the remaining 375 cases were found in private facilities, the report said.

Altogether, 145 people succumbed to TB in 2025, the highest in six years since 2020, the data added.

Although Mizoram experienced fluctuations in ...