Number of HIV-positive persons in Sindh climbs to 393 with 56 new cases.

LARKANA -- The number of HIV-positive cases rose to 393 on Saturday in Ratodero after 56 new cases surfaced in the area. Blood screening of at least 1,548 men, women and children was conducted on 14th day of consecutive surfacing of HIV cases in the district. Most of the affectees are children - 42 of the new 56 cases are of children and 312 of the total 393 affectees of HIV-positive are children. Dr. Sikandar Memon, incharge of the Aids Control Programme in Sindh, said blood screening of 9082 people had been done in 14 days. He said 81 adults were affected of HIV-positive. Earlier, as many as 186 people, including 108 male and 78 female, had been tested positive for HIV in Ratodero during an ongoing mass screening in the areas. According to a report...