Lagos clarifies reports on 10,430 HIV cases in 2025

Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has clarified reports claiming that Lagos recorded 10,430 HIV cases in 2025, explaining that the figure refers to persons diagnosed through expanded testing services and not fresh infections recorded within the year.
The agency issued the clarification on Tuesday following media reports referencing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025, which identified Lagos among states with a high HIV burden.
LSACA stated that while the reports had understandably generated concern among residents, the figures should not be interpreted as a sudden rise in new HIV infections across the state.
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