New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has estimated that in 2006, 72 in every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV, which equates to a total of 4,800 individuals, more than triple the national rate of 23 per 100,000. The estimates...

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New data indicate New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate. The city Health Department said Wednesday that almost 4,800 New Yorkers were infected with HIV in 2006. The number represents 72...
New York City remains the "epicenter" of the nation's HIV epidemic, with as many as 4,800 residents contracting the AIDS-causing virus in 2006, according to a new Health Department study citing the most recent available data. Using a new formula...
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According to CNN, the rate of the HIV virus infection is three times higher in New York City compared to the national rate in U.S. Today the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released their data estimating that 72 out of...
HIV  increase in New York is three times the national rate. The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate, according to a study released on Wednesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene....