More Filipinos are being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Department of Health said, citing a report that in January, at least 33 people acquired the virus per day.

The department’s Epidemiology Bureau reported 1,021 new cases in January, or 33 cases per day. The figure is 22.4 percent higher than the 834 cases recorded in the same month last year.

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