20% decrease in the number Of STI's reported compared to the same time last year
New figures show that there was a 20% decrease in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2019.
The information, which was obtained from the HSE, shows the contrast in new cases between 2019 and 2020 over the three months of July, August and September.
The reduction of an average of 20% year on year comes at a time when people have been advised to adhere to social distancing.
The figures also show that in the third quarter of 2020, there were 1,764 cases of chlamydia reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
This compares to 2,253 for the same period in 2019, a reduction of 489.
The number of gonorrhoea cases dropped by 129 to 527.
110 cases of HIV were reported in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 135 in 2019.
