MANILA, Philippines (Nov. 4, 2011) – The 253 new cases recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) this September is an all-time high on monthly basis and bring the total known cases of the dreaded viral disease in the Philippines to 7,684.
The report, prepared by the DOH’s National Epidemiology Center and released yesterday, reveals a 65 percent increase over the 153 AIDS cases recorded in September 2010. Out of the 253 cases, 5 are already considered full-blown AIDS.
In August this year, 196 new HIV cases were recorded.
