Officials
said 2,557 fresh HIV cases were detected in 2018-19, which was "extremely
high" as the state has a population of about 10 lakh.
Aizawl: Mizoram
reported on Monday that at least 17,897 people are infected with HIV/AIDS, the
highest in the country, with nine persons testing positive everyday.
Over
42 per cent of those in the age group of 25-34 have tested positive for HIV in
the state, one of the least populated in the country, said officials of the
Mizoram State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) that released the data on the
occasion of the World AIDS Day.
Several awareness programmes were
organised here and across the state to mark the Day, which was on December 1, a
Sunday.
Officials said 2,557 fresh HIV cases
were detected in 2018-19, which was “extremely high” as the state has a merely
ten lakh population.
Among the total number of HIV
patients, 6,069 are female, they said.
While HIV infections were earlier
higher among drug addicts and sex workers, currently cases of AIDS are also
being reported from higher strata of the society, an official said.
Officials
sought cooperation of political leaders, civil society members and the churches
to fight the menace in the Christian-dominated state.
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