China Medical News

Beijing saw a year-on-year drop in new HIV/AIDS cases with a total of 1,462 new HIV/AIDS cases were reported in the city from January to October, down 11.61% year on year, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission said. Sexual transmission was blamed for 96.99% of the new cases in the 10-month period, the commission said. Beijing currently has 26,013 HIV carriers and AIDS patients. Since the first case in 1985, the capital city had reported a total of 39,018 HIV/AIDS cases as of the end of October, it added. (Source: Xinhua)