Three percent of Washington's population is HIV-infected

Almost one in every 10 residents in Washington D.C.between ages 40 and 49 are living with HIV, says a new report.

At least 3 percent of residents in the nation’s capital are living with HIV or AIDS and every mode of transmission is on the rise, D.C. health officials said.

The findings in the 2008 epidemiology report, which will be released Monday, by the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration point to a severe epidemic that’s impacting every race and sex across the population and neighborhoods.

According to the report, the number of HIV and AIDS cases jumped 22 percent from the nearly 12,500 reported in 2006. The black men have the highest infection rate at almost 7 percent.