Health Department Biweekly Reports Folder 0066, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

-4- December 11, 2000 Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani

of cases diagnosed in 1998 and 1999 interpreted with caution, however, as the reporting is incomplete due to reporting lag. York City has declined from 7,046 Although the number of HIV deaths in New 2,020 deaths in 1999 — a drop of over 70% — death rates are higher in deaths 1995, to Those most particularly among men and women of color. in

demographic groups, some acquiring HIV infection include injection drug users, men who have sex vulnerable for persons and anyone engaging in unprotected sexual activity. Adolescents, with men, incarcerated in the criminal justice system transmitted diseases, and people with sexually risk of acquiring infection. It is very important that those at have particularly high rates of found to be infected. transmitting the virus get tested and enrolled in treatment if New York or of newly diagnosed AIDS cases in women in Women accounted for approximately 30% among 1,183 newly diagnosed AIDS cases City in 1999. In 1999 there were newly diagnosed cases among men. New York City, compared to 2,703

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