60 test HIV positive in Kerala this year

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60 test HIV positive in Kerala this year

Thursday November 29, 2001

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 60 people were tested HIV positive

in Kerala this year, Health Minister P. Sankaran informed the assembly

on Thursday. Replying to questions, the minister said the state AIDS Control

Society, which is coordinating various AIDS awareness activities, had

tested 1,270 blood samples this year.

According to official sources, an estimated 70,000 to 100,000

people in the state were infected with HIV. This estimate was worked out

on the basis of periodic surveys conducted among pregnant women in the

state. There were 869 reported AIDS patients in the state, but the

actual number would be much higher, the sources added.( PTI )

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