During the first three months of this year 84 people were diagnosed in Estonia as having contracted the HI virus causing AIDS.
84 new HIV patients diagnosed in 3 mos
3rd April 2013, 17:29
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The number of patients diagnosed as HIV positive in March was 29.
Forty-one of the patients found to have HIV in 2013 were diagnosed in Tallinn, 19 in East-Viru County, 19 in Narva, three in Tartu County, and one in West-Viru County and Parnu County each.
Four persons have developed AIDS this year. Two of the new AIDS patients live in Tallinn, one in East-Viru County and one in West-Viru County.
Altogether 8,461 people have been diagnosed with HIV in Estonia over the years, including 394 with AIDS.