COLORADO, USA — Despite life-saving medications and a plethora of resources, HIV cases in Colorado have been increasing over the last few years. Data from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) shows cases went up by 11% from 2022 to 2023.
Dr. Sarah Rowan, an infectious physician at Denver Health, has noticed the trend.
“We’ve definitely seen more people HIV diagnosed in the past year and a lot of that is that increase in cases of people getting tested after the pandemic,” Rowan said. “We saw a decrease during the pandemic and now we’re seeing people who might have put off getting tested, get tests now.”…