1. A person is infected with HIV in Canada every three hours.
In Saskatchewan, where the prevalence rate is three times the national average, a person is infected even more frequently.
World AIDS Day: Nine things you should know about HIV in Canada
[From The Globe and Mail, Tara Peterson, Dec 1, 2014] As the globe marks World AIDS Day on Monday, we turn our attention to HIV/AIDS here at home with nine surprising facts about HIV in Canada.