The Nasarawa State Government has said 21 per cent of 8,190 people diagnosed with tuberculosis in the state in 2024 were also living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
According to the government, 35 of the TB-infected people lost their lives due to the severity of their cases last year.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna, stated this in Lafia, the state capital, on Friday during the close of activities to mark the World Tuberculosis Day.