Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency has recorded a 12% rise in the annual number of HIV cases diagnosed in the region.
A new report from the PHA shows there are 1,325 people in Northern Ireland living with the virus. The ‘HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2022’ report shows that 76 new cases of HIV were diagnosed here in 2021 - a 12% increase over the 68 diagnosed in 2020.
Ahead of World AIDS Day, on December 1, the PHA is ‘encouraging everyone to practise safer sex and get tested early if they have put themselves at risk’.
