To compare, 468 new cases of the infection were revealed in the same time period of the last year. Photo: Infectious Diseases and AIDS Center.
A total of 517 new cases of HIV/AIDS were reported in Georgia this year as of October 1, 2018, says the Centre for Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology.
To compare, 468 new cases of the infection were revealed in the same time period of the last year.
A total of 7,283 HIV/AIDS -infected persons are registered in Georgia, of which 5,445 are men and 1,838 women.
The majority of infected people are from 29 to 39 years old.
AIDS has developed in 3,797 patients, while 1,477 people have died from AIDS, says the centre.
Data published by the centre show that:
The most cases (2,662) are reported in the capital city of Tbilisi of which 89 were foreign citizens.
Other regions of Georgia where most cases were reported are: