Pakistan’s poliovirus tally for 2024 rose to 68 as the country reported another case at the end of the year on Monday.
The latest case of the paralysing disease is reported from DI Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa taking the total number of cases reported from the district this year to 10, said the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) in a statement.
Of the 68 reported polio cases, 27 are from the worst-hit Balochistan, 20 KP and 19 are from Sindh.
Punjab and Islamabad have reported one case each of the disease in 2024.
