Over 14,000 new leprosy cases detected: Maharashtra
As many as 14,287 new leprosy cases have been detected in Maharashtra, state Public Health Minister Deepak Sawant said. Although the previous government had declared the state leprosy-free in 2004, the state government has been conducting special drives to treat the disease, the minister added. In 2017, 5,073 new leprosy patients were detected, he further said.