After spike in HIV cases in Chicago, new data shows a decrease in new infections
<p>HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health.</p><p>The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infections had previously been on the rise in Chicago after a two-decade drop, with infections growing <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/03/31/hiv-aids-infections-up-in-chicago-after-years-of-decline-as-cases-rise-among-latinos" target="_blank" >29% between 2022 and 2024</a>.</p><p>In 2024, nearly half of the new infections were among Latinos, which marked the first time the racial and ethnic group accounted for the most new diagnoses.</p><p>The new data shows that Black individuals accounted for most of the infections, about 47%, according to the city’s data from 2025.
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<p>HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health.</p><p>The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infections had previously been on the rise in Chicago after a two-decade drop, with infections growing <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/03/31/hiv-aids-infections-up-in-chicago-after-years-of-decline-as-cases-rise-among-latinos" target="_blank" >29% between 2022 and 2024</a>.</p><p>In 2024, nearly half of the new infections were among Latinos, which marked the first time the racial and ethnic group accounted for the most new diagnoses.</p><p>The new data shows that Black individuals accounted for most of the infections, about 47%, according to the city’s data from 2025. Latinos account for 34% of the new infections.</p><p>City officials cautioned that the new data was considered provisional and may shift once it’s finalized.</p><p>"It reflects the ongoing work CDPH does with our community and healthcare partners to get Chicagoans tested, connected to care, and engaged in HIV prevention,” said Dr. Garth Walker, the city’s public health commissioner, in a news release.
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- <p>HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health.</p><p>The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infections had previously been on the rise in Chicago after a two-decade drop, with infections growing <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/03/31/hiv-aids-infections-up-in-chicago-after-years-of-decline-as-cases-rise-among-latinos" target="_blank" >29% between 2022 and 2024</a>.</p><p>In 2024, nearly half of the new infections were among Latinos, which marked the first time the racial and ethnic group accounted for the most new diagnoses.</p><p>The new data shows that Black individuals accounted for most of the infections, about 47%, according to the city’s data from 2025.
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