MANILA — The number of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) has breached the 2,000-mark.
Based on the HIV/AIDS Registry of the Philippines report, the DOH said 2,078 new HIV cases were logged in March alone, with 57 deaths.
The average number of people diagnosed with HIV per day is 54, according to the DOH.
“This is the first time that the country recorded more than 2,000 new HIV cases in a month since 2021,” the department said.
The figure is higher by 35 percent compared to the 1,537 HIV cases registered in March last year.
Of the number, 498 people had advanced HIV infection at the time of diagnosis.
For the first three months of 2023, the DOH recorded 4,819 HIV cases, including 141 deaths.
The report said sexual contact is the most common mode of HIV transmission, with 2,025 cases.
Broken down, male-to-male sex accounted for 1,478 cases; sex with male and female, 343, and male-to-female sex, 204.
The DOH said 599 of the new HIV cases were from the National Capital Region, followed by 365 from Calabarzon, 231 from Central Visayas, 217 from Central Luzon and 110 from Davao region.
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