What you should know
- The New York City Department of Health said 1,772 people received a new HIV diagnosis in New York City in 2019, representing an 8% decrease compared to the 1,917 new HIV diagnoses recorded in 2018. Since 2001 they have decreased by 70%.
- Inequalities persist in many New York City communities. In 2019, 91% of all women and transgender women newly diagnosed with HIV were African American or Latina; and 81% of all newly diagnosed transgender men and men were African-American and Latino
- The number of new HIV diagnoses in New Jersey rose from 1,541 cases in 2007 to 1,063 in 2018,
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NEW YORK – During World AIDS Day, December 1, New York City released its report on new HIV infections in a statement. In this it was reported that new cases decreased from 2018 to 2019.
According to him Annual Report on HIV Control for 2019, from the Department of Health, 1,772 people received a new HIV diagnosis in New York City in 2019, representing a decrease of 8% compared to the 1,917 new HIV diagnoses registered in 2018. Since 2001 they have decreased by 70%.
“New York City is a model in the global fight against HIV / AIDS,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Years of hard work and determination have brought us closer than ever to Zero Diagnosis Day, something many recently believed unthinkable. With COVID-19, we are taking the same grassroots approach to fighting the virus, to ensure a recovery that come back to our communities stronger than ever. “
In addition to tracking new HIV diagnoses in the city, the Health Department estimates the number of new HIV infections each year, a key metric in ending the epidemic. New HIV infections in New York City are estimated to have decreased by 14% from 2018 to 2019, and by 40% from 2015.
In addition, the Department reported that more New Yorkers with HIV are living longer and healthier lives. In 2019, 87% of all people with HIV who received medical care in New York City achieved viral suppression, which means that the amount of the virus in the blood is very low, up from 83% in 2015. New data shows that, as of 2019, in New York City, 93% of people with HIV have been diagnosed, 90% of people diagnosed with HIV are on treatment and 92% of people on treatment they have viral suppression.
“The New York City experience will literally be a model for the nation,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi. “To those who raised their voices and gave their lives for the achievements that have been made, I offer my deepest thanks. Together we can end the epidemic once and for all by eliminating stigma and discrimination, as well as permanently guaranteeing health care as a human right. What the movement to end HIV showed the world has become even more vital as we fight to end COVID-19. “
Yet while the data represents an important step toward ending the epidemic, the report says, inequalities persist in many New York City communities. In 2019, 91% of all women and transgender women newly diagnosed with HIV were African American or Latina; and 81% of all newly diagnosed transgender men and men were African American and Latino. And 50% of New Yorkers newly diagnosed with HIV in 2019 lived in high-poverty neighborhoods.
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For his part, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he remembers the victims of the disease. “We honor and remember those we have lost to AIDS. All people living with HIV or AIDS today must receive the support they need. Even as we fight COVID, we will build on the solid progress we have made to end the HIV epidemic in New York once and for all. “
