Dr. John Carlo Advocates warn that after 40 years, HIV/AIDS remains a top health concern TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editornash@dallasvoice.com As of 2019, the most recent year for which the Centers for Disease Control has statistics, an estimated 1,189,700 people were living with HIV/AIDS.
And while 36,801 individuals in the U.S. and dependent areas were newly diagnosed with HIV that year, CDC statistics indicated that the number of new diagnoses at the national level decreased by 9 percent from 2015 to 2019.
That trend, unfortunately, is not mirrored here in North Texas. In Dallas County, service providers and advocates continue to be alarmed by the number of new infections each year.