Males having sex with other males were the predominant type of sexual transmission with 171 cases.
Out of the 316 new cases of HIV, 10 were reported as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases.
Furthermore, 2,355 out of the 2,466 cases were males and the 20 to 29 year old age group had the most number of cases for 2012.
“For the male age group, the most number of cases were found among the 20-24 years old (15 cases), 25-29 years old, (26 cases), and 30-34 years old (18 cases),†the Philippine HIV/AIDS registry said.
The overall figure for newly diagnosed HIV cases since January up to September has reached 2,466.
But no death was recorded for September.
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