Karnataka has third highest number of HIV patients

Karnataka has the third highest number of HIV/AIDS patients in the country, a report released by the National AIDS Control Organisation shows.

The overall prevalence of HIV/ AIDS is sliding but the number of new cases is rising in some states, including Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya. By the end of 2017, India had an estimated 21.4 lakh people living with HIV.



Maharashtra, at 3.3 lakh, had the highest number, followed by AP (2.7 lakh) and Karnataka (2.5 lakh).