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UN: 2003 Saw Record Number of New AIDS Cases

HeadlineJul 06, 2004

5 million people became infected with AIDS last year according to a new report issued today by the United Nations. It is the highest single year count ever recorded. The UN is also reporting about 38 million worldwide are infected with HIV. Nine of out 10 people with the disease are in urgent need of treatment but are not getting it. UNAIDS Chief Peter Piot told the Associated Press “The virus is running faster than all of us.”

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