The latest data from the city Health Department paints a picture of declining HIV cases across the five boroughs and greater rates of detecting them. But while the landscape has improved over the last two decades the virus continues to disproportionately plague New Yorkers of color.
The estimated number of new HIV cases declined by 17% from 2022 to 2023 to just over 1,120 last year, according to new figures released Wednesday. At the