After needle exchange was suspended in 2018, new HIV cases surged in Kanawha County.

Kanawha County, new HIV cases linked to injection drug use, Dec. 2015 — Dec. 2020

Note: DHHR does not report the exact number of cases when there are fewer than five identified in a year. Years with fewer than five cases reported are marked as on the graph as two. 2020 data is from the Ryan White Program at Charleston Area Medical Center, as there are delays in reporting to DHHR.
Chart: Lauren Peace | Mountain State Spotlight Source: WV DHHR Get the data