New L.A. County AIDS Cases Hit 100 a Month
New AIDS cases in Los Angeles County, which numbered about 60 per month last year, have averaged more than 100 in March, April and May.
Health officials said the county has passed San Francisco in the number of new monthly AIDS cases reported. In April, the last figures available, San Francisco recorded 90 new cases.
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