Agency estimates 72 of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 . The CDC says the number is likely higher because many people who are infected don't report their infections to health care providers or even know they have it. The program was announced just days after release of a study finding a high rate of `` unsafe sexual behavior '' in the city . Demographics of the city contribute to the high rate of HIV infection . The city launched a three-year initiative to give HIV tests to untested Bronx adults .
Agency estimates 72 of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 . The CDC says the number is likely higher because many people who are infected don't report their infections to health care providers or even know they have it. Demographics of the city contribute to the high rate of HIV infection . The city launched a three-year initiative to give HIV tests to untested Bronx adults .