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HANGZHOU, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) – Zhejiang Province, in eastern China, recorded 4,544 new HIV / AIDS cases in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year. according to local health authorities.
In October, 26,575 people living with HIV and AIDS were living in Zhejiang, according to the provincial center for disease control and prevention.
Sexual transmission is the main channel of HIV infection in Zhejiang, accounting for 97.5% of new cases registered between January and October, said deputy director of the provincial health commission, Cao Qifeng.
People registered in the homosexual population account for 38.4% of new HIV / AIDS cases, with a year-on-year increase of 5.6% over the same period last year, while those in the heterosexual population accounted for 59%. , 1% of infections, with an interannual increase of 3.7%, said Cao on the eve of World AIDS Day, December 1.
About 89.9% of HIV carriers and AIDS patients had received antiviral treatment by the end of October and the success rate was 95.9%.
The province currently has 1,831 HIV / AIDS testing laboratories.
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