The country has notified 18 per cent increase in the total number with 17.63 lakh Tuberculosis cases till October 2021 in comparison with the corresponding period of 2020.<br />'' <br />'' Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Dr. Bharati Pawar said, in spite of 2nd wave of COVID-19 country could notify the cases. The Minister informed, among the 49 high burden countries listed by the World Health Organization in 2020, 10 countries are above India that have reported a decline in notification of more than 25 per cent TB cases.<br />''