One more case of polio in Pakistan, bringing the total to 55 in 2024

DI Khan: Another case of polio has come to light in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after which the total number of polio cases in the country has increased to 55.

An eight-month-old girl of Union Council Morgha of Dera Ismail Khan has been diagnosed with polio, the sixth case reported from the district this year.

The total number of polio cases in 2024 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reached 14, including six from Dera Ismail Khan, two each from Tank, Lucky Marwat and Kohat, while one case each from Mohmand and Nowshera districts.

The total number of polio cases reported this year across the country is 55, of which 26 are from Balochistan, 14 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13 from Sindh, and one case each from Punjab and the federal capital Islamabad.