34 NEW CASES OF HIV REGISTERED IN ARMENIA IN 3 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR: TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS MAKES ABOUT 3 THOUSAND

Noyan Tapan
Jun 08 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, NOYAN TAPAN. In the period from 1988 when first
HIV positive persons were diagnosed in Armenia to May 31, 2007,
463 cases of contracting HIV by Armenian citizens were registered,
including 66 cases in 2006. NT correspondent was informemd at the
Republican Center for AIDS Prevention that there were 34 new cases
since the beginning of 2007.

174 HIV positive persons (34 women and 5 children) were diagnosed
as having AIDS, including 23 persons in 2007. 109 cases of death
caused by HIV/AIDS have been registered so far, including 19 women
and 3 children.

It was mentioned that assessment of the situation on HIV/AIDS indicates
that 2,800 HIV positive persons live in Armenia.