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Mizoram state topped in adult HIV prevalence
Mizoram state topped in adult HIV prevalence: Details, Highlights
Mizoram had the highest adult HIV prevalence among states in India last year with the infection being detected in 2.04 percent of the people whose blood samples were tested.
Around 18,081 people were found HIV positive in Mizoram between October 1990 and August 2018. The Mizoram state has a total population of around 11 lakh.
On 16th November 2018, the Mizoram assembly was informed that 14,632 HIV positive people were identified in the state.
Mizoram was one of the five states where the number of new infection cases increased, though such cases are declining nationally, the HIV Estimations 2017 report released by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) stated.
According to the Estimations report, HIV incidence per 1,000 uninfected population in 2017 was also highest in Mizoram (1.32) followed by Nagaland (0.59) and Manipur (0.58).
Mizoram (India)
Formation: 20 Febuary1987
Capital: Aizawl (Also Largest City)
Districts: 8
Official Languages: Mizo, English, Hindi
Governor: Kummanam Rajasekharan
Chief Minister: Lal Thanhawla
