Beijing, Nov 28: Around 17,740 people have died in China this year due to AIDS, the country?s health authority announced Wednesday.
The figure from January to October is a 8.6 percent increase year?on?year, Xinhua reported.
The ministry of health said 34,157 new AIDS cases were reported in China in the 10 months, up by 12.7 percent year?on?year.
HIV cases have risen among people aged 15 to 24 and those over 50.
In total, China had 492,191 cases of HIV/AIDS by the end of October.
Sexual transmission has become the primary cause of the spread of HIV, and sex between men registered a sharp increase, the ministry said.
Of the new cases in the 10?month period, 85 percent contracted the virus through sex.
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Source: http://www.indiatalkies.com/2012/11/aids-kills-18000-chinese-year.html
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