Another person has tested positive for HIV in Penobscot County, raising the total number of cases associated with the outbreak to 29, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nearly all of the people affected by the outbreak have reported injecting drugs or being homeless within one year of their diagnosis, according to the Maine CDC. The outbreak began in October 2023.

This is the first new HIV case reported since July, although public health officials have emphasized that the actual number of cases in the outbreak is likely higher than what’s been detected.

The Bangor City Council approved a $550K proposal from the Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee in August to establish a city-run intensive HIV case management system, and Jennifer Gunderman, Bango

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