GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Spectrum News is looking in-depth at the number of people infected with HIV, some of them aware they have it, and the effort in the Triad this weekend to reduce those rates.

The latest CDC numbers are from 2016 – nationwide about 1.1 million people are living with HIV. That includes 36,700 in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

According to the CDC, in 2016, 39,782 nationwide received an HIV diagnosis. North Carolina reported the sixth highest number of diagnosed cases in 2016 with 1,414 cases.

The rates of hiv in Guilford County are higher than the state’s overall rate. The number of reported HIV cases in Guilford County rose from 96 in 2014 to 139 in 2016.

State statistics show about 2,500 people in North Carolina are undiagnosed and aware they are living with HIV.

The Guilford County Department of Public Health scheduled an event to be held at Douglas Park Saturday to test and screen people for HIV. Experts will also be on hand to look for other issues. The event will also include activities for families.

Douglas Park is located at 701 Douglas Park Street in Greensboro. The event runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Illyana Massey, a community health educator and integrated targeted testing services coordinator with the Guilford County Department of Public Health spoke with Spectrum News Anchor Justin Quesinberry about the event aimed at reducing the statistics. Watch the interview in the video above.