STIs jump 276% in first week of 2023, with 27 cases of HIV recorded 

The jump in STIs is largely due to the Covid restrictions that were in place this time last year not being in place in 2023.

The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) recorded in the first seven days of the year has jumped by 276% on the same period in 2022 — with 27 cases of HIV recorded.

The first STI report of the new year from the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre (HPSC) shows the east, south and southwest of the country are the worst-affected regions, with 85 new cases of chlamydia and 70 cases of gonorrhoea in total identified.