Singapore Reports 1,019 Active TB Cases In 2025
Singapore recorded 1,019 new active tuberculosis cases and 11 deaths in 2025, which represents a decrease from 2024. Senior Minister of State for Health Tan Kiat Hao stated that seven of 13 recent cases have completed treatment and are no longer infectious. Tan noted that the risk of contracting the disease through casual contact is low. Officials are working to identify clusters that are both genetically related and epidemiologically linked to specific locations. Older people and men accounted for the majority of new infections in the country.
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“As a whole, Singapore recorded 1019 new active TB cases and 11 deaths in 2025, a drop from 2024.”
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