Hays County proclaims March 24 as TB Day

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megan.wehring on March 24, 2021

By Megan Wehring

HAYS COUNTY — World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is being recognized on March 24 in Hays County.

In 2019, TB infected 1,159 residents in Texas which is a 2.7% increase from 2018. Eighty-six cases were reported in seven out of 30 counties that make up Region 7; Travis County reported 44, Hays reported four and Caldwell reported one. Data from 2020 has not been finalized yet.

“As of right now, the CDC last reported only 888 cases for Texas,” said Amy Wolf, TB case manager...

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