J&K HIV Cases Soar to 6,158 in First 6 Months of 2023, Experts Warn of Worsening Crisis

J&K HIV Cases Soar to 6,158 in First 6 Months of 2023, Experts Warn of Worsening Crisis

The cases of HIV AIDS are increasing with each passing year in Jammu & Kashmir as 6,158 patients have tested positive in the union territory till June 2023. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that so far 1,400 HIV-positive patients have died while 3,478 patients are living on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). He said 547 patients have left follow-up. He said that 5,060 cases of HIV have been reported at GMC Jammu and among them, 1,228 have died, 503 have left follow-up and 2718 are living on ART.…

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