According to figures released by the state this week, Miami-Dade County in 2002 had 1,765 new HIV diagnoses, 18 percent more than the previous year. Palm Beach County had 519, a 44 percent jump, while Broward County's 1,086 new cases were 30 percent higher than in 2001. Statewide, the number of new HIV cases rose 21 percent.
Posted on Fri, Feb. 14, 2003
South Florida HIV cases show jump, spark debate
BY ANDREA ROBINSON
arobinson@herald.com