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Nyeri County records rising HIV/Aids cases and deaths

The county HIV prevalence rate has reached 6.3 per cent, up from 3.0 per cent two years ago. [iStockphoto]

Two teenagers aged 18-24 years in Nyeri County die of HIV/AIDS daily, an official with the National Aids Control Council (NACC) has revealed.

NACC Mt Kenya Regional Coordinator Julius Koome said three more teenagers get infected with the disease daily.

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