As of June 1, 2009, there are 10.047 registered cases of HIV in Belarus. 429 HIV-positives have been revealed during 5 months of 2009. BelaPAN informs that 1.406 cases are registered in Minsk, 5.235 – in Homel Region, 1.279 – in Minsk Region, 533 – in Mahileu Region, 724 – in Brest Region and 386 – in Hrodna Region.
The majority of HIV-positives (69.2%) are young people from 15 to 29 years old.
