About 10,000 people infected with HIV in 2020-21 in Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu
Test positivity rate reduced to half in five years, APSACS officials say.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test positivity rate has come down to 0.01% in 2020-21 compared to the positivity rate reported five years ago in Andhra Pradesh. Currently, over 1,92,390 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the State are receiving Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) Centres across the State.
During the past year 9,918 new HIV positive cases were detected after 7.5 lakh persons were tested. In the year 2015-16, over 10.2 lakh persons were tested and 23,960 of them were detected HIV positive, according to the Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (APSACS).
In a press conference held in Vijayawada on the eve of World AIDS Day, APSACS officials said that with improved clinical support and other services being provided to the people living with HIV (PLHIV) the number of new infections and number of deaths due to AIDS have come down significantly in the State.
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