HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health.
The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infections had previously been on the rise in Chicago after a two-decade drop, with infections growing 29% between 2022 and 2024.
In 2024, nearly half of the new infections were among Latinos, which marked the first time the racial and ethnic group accounted for the most new diagnoses…