From: M Petrelis Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:18:07 EST Subject: CA AIDS deaths in deep decline; new #'s from Sacramento [dear friends, the following table is excerpted from the october issue of the california hiv/aids update report, vol. 10, no. 4, which is published quarterly by the california department of health services, office of aids. though dated october 1997, it only arrived at my mail box today. it was mailed late in december. the numbers in the report are the most current. you can reach the state office of aids in sacramento at 1-916-445-0553. please call that number for a free copy of the latest california aids surveillance report and read a hard copy about the declining aids deaths. --mp] Table 6, AIDS case and death rates by half year of diagnosis through September 30, 1997 in California. Half year # of cases # of deaths of diagnosis Before 1983 302 288 1983 Jan-Jun 297 287 Jul-Dec 411 394 1984 Jan-Jun 590 570 Jul-Dec 817 785 1985 Jan-Jun 1,159 1,119 Jul-Dec 1,421 1,365 1986 Jan-Jun 1,831 1,770 Jul-Dec 2,230 2,129 1987 Jan-Jun 2,751 2,626 Jul-Dec 2,882 2,710 1988 Jan-Jun 3,252 3,041 Jul-Dec 3,357 3,069 1989 Jan-Jun 3,948 3,538 Jul-Dec 3,877 3,436 1990 Jan-Jun 4,477 3,841 Jul-Dec 4,420 3,745 1991 Jan-Jun 5,259 4,272 Jul-Dec 6,092 4,736 1992 Jan-Jun 6,482 4,610 Jul-Dec 6,383 4,195 1993 Jan-Jun 6,408 3,708 Jul-Dec 5,614 2,752 1994 Jan-Jun 5,494 2,243 Jul-Dec 4,748 1,539 1995 Jan-Jun 4,941 1,187 Jul-Dec 4,149 777 1996 Jan-Jun 3,875 522 Jul-Dec 2,858 306 1997 Jan-Jun 2,286 174 Jul-September 445 10 [the figures for =>all<= of 1997 should be available by the end of february.--mp]