Republic of Korea Country Review 2011

The reported cumulative number of Koreans testing positive for HIV has more than doubled in the last five years from 2,470 in 2003 to 6,936 in March 2010. The number of newly recorded HIV cases in the Republic of Korea decreased by about 3% (771 new cases) in 2009 after a 7% increase in 2008 (797 new cases), according to a report released from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).