§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new cases of heterosexually acquired HIV have occurred in each quarter since March 1997. [5379]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 19 July 2001]: The table lists the number of cases of heterosexually acquired HIV diagnosed per quarter in England, reported until the end of June 2001.
Year (quarter) 1Number of diagnoses Annual total 1997 (Q1) 240 926 1997 (Q2) 227 1997 (Q3) 211 1997 (Q4) 248 1998 (Q1) 250 1,081 1998 (Q2) 261 1998 (Q3) 273 1998 (Q4) 297 1999 (Q1) 307 1,304 1999 (Q2) 344 1999 (Q3) 352 1999 (Q4) 301 2000 (Q1) 429 1,665 2000 (Q2) 407 2000 (Q3) 423 2000 (Q4) 406 2001 (Q1) 408 2001 (Q2) 217 1The numbers, particularly for the most recent quarters, will rise as further cases are reported Source:
Confidential clinician and laboratory reporting to the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre the Public Health Laboratory Service