20 New HIV Cases Registered in Mykolaiv Region in October

Ten patients in the Mykolaiv region were diagnosed with AIDS during October 2026, and one person died. A total of 20 new HIV cases were registered in the region that month. The data were reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

During January–September 2026, 230 HIV cases were registered in the region. This was 53 fewer than during the same period the previous year.

Sexual transmission was described in the report as the predominant route of infection. However, the source text gives the figure 1 for this route, so the number needs clarification due to this discrepancy. Another one person was infected parenterally, that is, through blood.

“These routes of infection once again highlight the importance of preventive measures, safe behavior, taking responsibility for one’s health, and timely HIV testing,” emphasize the Mykolaiv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

We previously reported:

• HIV and AIDS claimed 27 lives in the Mykolaiv region in nine months
• Nine babies with HIV have been born in the Mykolaiv region since the beginning of 2026
• Ahead of World AIDS Day, residents were tested for HIV free of charge at a hospital in Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district
• Mykolaiv to develop a city program to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and drug addiction
• AIDS is “on the rise”: about 1,000 patients with HIV are registered at a hospital in Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district