The cases of HIV AIDS are increasing with each passing year in Jammu & Kashmir as 6,158 patients have tested positive in the union territory till June 2023. An official said that so far 1,400 HIV-positive patients have died while 3,478 patients are living on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). He said 547 patients have left follow-up. They said that J-K is at a greater risk of HIV AIDS because of being a tourist destination. Most of the patients who have tested positive for HIV AIDS in J&K have contracted the disease from outside the UT.