AIDS/HIV Deaths Decline in D.C.

By Tom Sherwood
NBCWashington.com
updated 34 minutes ago
Both the number of deaths and the number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in the District have declined in recent years, according to city officials.

Although HIV/AIDS is considered at epidemic levels in the nation’s capital, a report released Wednesday showed that reported new cases of HIV/AIDS dropped from 686 in 2004 to 525 in 2008, the most recent period for which numbers are available.

In addition, the report showed that about 16,500 city residents are living with either AIDS or HIV. That’s an increase from 15, 000 the previous year — an increase in part do to better outreach and testing to locate infected persons.

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