
- An estimated 73,000 people were living with HIV in the UK at the end of 2006, of whom a third were unaware of their infection.
- In 2007, there were at least 6,393 new diagnoses of HIV, contributing to a cumulative total of 93,231 reported by the end of 2007.
- There have been 23,596 diagnoses of AIDS in the UK. At least 17,932 people diagnosed with HIV have died, and at least 80% of these deaths followed an AIDS diagnosis.
- World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
Source : avert.org - June 2008
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