The number of people living with HIV/ AIDS in China has surged by 14 percent. The country’s state media said on Saturday, September 29, that by the end of June 2018, the number of people living with the infection in the country had reached 820,756.
The discussion took place at a national conference on HIV/ AIDS in China’s southwest province of Yunnan. According to national figures, a total of 253,031 people have succumbed to the deadly virus since the first case was discovered in 1985.
It was also revealed during the conference that due to advancements in medical technology and increased precautionary measures taken at hospitals, the number of HIV infections caused by blood transfusions has been reduced to zero.
Officials said that in the second quarter of 2018, the number of reported HIV/AIDS cases was 40,104, the majority of which were sexually transmitted, as reported by China’s state-run press agency, Xinhua News.
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