Numbers of sexually transmitted infections back to pre-Covid levels

Preliminary data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show notifications of sexually transmitted infections in people between the age of 20 and 24 are now showing an increase when compared to 2019. File picture: iStock

Infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in people of typical college-going age have returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Preliminary data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) show notifications of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people between the age of 20 and 24 are now showing an increase when compared to 2019.