AIDS Facts

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Here are some up-to-date statistics provided by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control.

* NATION -- In the United States more than 70,000 people were diagnosed with AIDS in fiscal 1996, a drop of about 3,000 from the year before. In the nation, nearly 550,000 people have been diagnosed with AIDS. As of June, 338,831 Americans have died of AIDS. It is estimated that one of out every 325 Americans carries the AIDS virus.

* NEVADA -- The annual rate per 100,000 population for AIDS cases reported in Nevada is 30, just under the national average. Nevada ranks in the top 15 states for incidence rates of AIDS cases, just below California, Louisiana and Georgia.

* CLARK COUNTY -- This year there were 296 reports of county residents who were diagnosed with AIDS, as compared with 347 reports last year. In all, 2,289 county residents have been diagnosed with AIDS and 1,245 have died. In addition, there are 19 pediatric cases. Others who are HIV positive but have not developed AIDS number 1,815.