223 New Cases of HIV in Belize Reported for 2017

For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ The latest HIV statistics have been released and according to the Ministry of Health report; in 2017, there were a higher number of infections among males than in females. Of the two-hundred and twenty-three new HIV cases, one hundred and twenty-four were among males compared to the ninety-nine females who tested positive. The report also shows that more men infected with the virus are dying compared to females who are infected. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo reports.