AIDS/HIV cases could reach 32,400

Mon, 14 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): The number of people with HIV and AIDS could
reach 32,400 in Jakarta, according to a city official.

Antara quoted Deputy Governor for Social Affairs R.S. Museno
as saying that despite an official 162 cases in Jakarta, many
cases were undetected.

"The number could reach as high as 200 times the number of
reported cases," he said Friday.

Since February this year, 517 HIV/AIDS cases have been
reported in the country. (anr)

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