There was a 33.8% reduction in new infections for 2010 - making it the first time since the year 2000 that there are fewer than 250 new infections reported in a single year.

Of that 244 new infections for 2010 the key age groups most affected remain those between 20-49 years of age with the highest number of infections seen in those between 25 and 29 years old.

And Stann Creek no longer holds the dubious distinction of the greatest number of new infections; Belize and Cayo are now numbers one and two, respectively.

As for the cases of full blown AIDS, there were 81 with the greatest number of cases again falling within that key age group: those between 25 and 29.