HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22

Montreal public health officials recorded 310 new HIV diagnoses in the city and its on-island suburbs in 2022, a 120 per cent increase from 2021 — the highest number of new reported cases in 10 years.

The local surge in HIV diagnoses well outpaced the national average increase of 24.9 per cent, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

During its update on HIV cases to mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Montreal public health said the sharp increase in new reported cases in 2022 could be due, in part, to a catch-up in testing after the pandemic, when the number of HIV diagnoses fell. There were 116 new reported cases in 2020 and 141 in 2021.
 

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