A total of 175 people have succumbed to the dreaded AIDS in Punjab during the year 2011-2012.

These facts were revealed in the data supplied by the SMO Civil hospital. The disease is spreading at a fast pace in the border districts of Punjab as per the data. According to official annual data report prepared by the District Civil Surgeon Office, the total number of HIV positive cases registered in Amritsar during the period from 2011-12 were 1,243 from which 749 were males, 425 females and 69 children.