The Voice of America reported that health officials cite the inflated infection rate to New York's being a place with a high concentration of people who are at the highest risk for contracting the disease; men who have sex with men, blacks and minorities, and sex workers.
The study found that in New York City, including Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn, there are 72 new infections per 100,000 people. In the rest of the nation the average rate of infection is 23 per 100,000 people.
Currently, health organizations say there are 100,000 known H.I.V. infected people living in New York.
New tests developed by the Center for Disease Control have made the findings more precise than ever, but according to reports, it is not certain whether the rate of infections has increased or decreased over the years.
