More than 4,600 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were diagnosed in Liverpool last year.
According to documents made available ahead of last night’s Liverpool Council social care and health select committee, there were 700 more diagnoses of STIs in the city in 2021 when compared with 12 months previous. The data was revealed as Cllr Frazer Lake, assistant mayor and cabinet member for social care and health gave members an update on his portfolio.
In a written update on sexual health in Liverpool, Cllr Lake said although lower than pre-pandemic levels, “the numbers of newly diagnosed STIs in Liverpool remains high. Notably cases of gonorrhoea have risen quite considerably and chlamydia detection rates among 15–24-year-olds have increased by almost a third – but equally this means more people are getting tested and treated – helping prevent onward spread and reducing the risk of serious harm to others.
