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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago health officials say new HIV diagnoses in the city have been steadily declining over the past 13 years.
The Chicago Department of Public Health released a new report Monday to coincide with World AIDS Day. The report cites a 41 percent decline in new HIV cases since 2001. The decline sent the number of HIV diagnoses in 2013 down to 1,091.
Dr. Bechara Choucair (Beh-SHAR'-uh shoo'-KAYR) heads the city's health department. He says the city is "doing a better job identifying and diagnosing HIV-positive individuals earlier." Choucair says that means getting people connected with the care they need so they can "live long, healthy lives."
This year, the city's health department allocated about $36 million to more than 60 local agencies to provide HIV prevention, care and housing services.
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