Pakistan, July 15 -- Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said on Tuesday that the number of people diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) linked to Karachi's Kulsum Bai Valika (KBV) Hospital outbreak rose to 120, announcing that cases would be registered against those found guilty of negligence.

Addressing a press conference at the Sindh Assembly's committee room, Ghani said more than 10,500 people were screened for the virus in Valika Hospital and the surrounding area, resulting in the HIV positive diagnosis of 120 individuals.

He highlighted that the infected children were receiving treatment at five major hospitals across the country.

Of the 120 affected individuals, Ghani said, 81 were registered beneficiaries of the Sindh...