In Haryana, AIDS killed 4,927 in 10 years

By: Amit Kumar
KARNAL: As many as 49,937 HIV-positive cases were reported between April 2008 and January 2020 in Haryana and 4,927 people, including 164 children, died due to it from 2010 to January 2020, a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed.
The number of HIV cases came down over the past five years. In 2019-20, the state had 3,958 new HIV infections as compared to 5,065 in 2015-16.Rohtak, which has an antiretroviral treatment (ART) centre, topped the list with 16,471 cases, while the lowest number of cases were reported in Mahendragarh district (463).
The data has been provided to Rajesh Sharma, by the Haryana State AIDS Control Society, Panchkula, in response to an RTI application.
The reply says men were more responsible for the transfer of disease than women. Data show that 902 children, 14,475 men, 8,780 women and 70 transgenders were found HIV/ADIS positive during the last five years.