HIV cases shoot up 700 percent in Butler County By FOX19 Digital Staff Published: Apr. 30, 2021 at 11:19 AM EDT|Updated: Apr. 29, 2021 at 9:27 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (FOX19) - Cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Butler County since Jan. 1 are up 700 percent compared to the same time last year, Middletown city officials say. Last year, the county had 12 cases total. It’s already seen eight cases in 2021. “While this represents just eight new cases, the percent increase is alarming and something we need to understand so we can implement prevention tactics,” Middletown Health Commissioner Jackie Phillips Carter said in a city news release.