10 new HIV cases recorded in South Cotabato

GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Health personnel in South Cotabato province have recorded 10 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the last four months, bringing the total incidence in the area to 156based on monitoring in the last 10 years.

John Codilla, focal person for HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said the new HIV cases were detected from among 71 residents of the province who volunteered to undergo screening or testing for the disease from January to April this year.