It seems that the cases of HIV in New York have been poorly reported since 6,200 more people were found infected with the virus. Health officials in Nassau and Suffolk couldn’t tell whether there were any changes in Long Island’s HIV’s statistics. Still, experts said that the people infected with HIV will face economy problems.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 56,300 people nationwide who have been infected with the virus since 2006. The agency had reported only 40,000 cases before the new statistics. As a result of this mistake, a new technology system has been released.

Information about the new system will be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which will be released tomorrow. This new technology permitts state health officials to review its statistics.

Health Commissioner Dr. Richard F. Daines stated that "This new method for estimating the number of new HIV cases provides us with an important tool for better understanding and tracking the number of people infected with HIV.”

Among the 176,008 HIV cases in New York, 80% of them represented the people of color. Gay, bisexual men and African-American men and women are most affected by HIV. 53% of the infections in 2006 are among the gay and bisexual men and 45% among the African-Americans.

In Suffolk County there were 402 people infected with HIV in 2006, 422 in 2007 and 439 so far this year. Still, in Nassau there were 113 people diagnosed with HIV, 79 in 2007 and 52 this year.