Beijing reports fewer new HIV/AIDS cases

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has seen a year-on-year drop in new HIV/AIDS cases in the first 10 months of 2024, municipal health authorities said on Sunday.

A total of 1,105 new HIV/AIDS cases were reported in the city from January to October, down 21 percent from last year, according to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission.

Sexual transmission was blamed for the majority of these cases, with t