Pakistani officials said on Sunday (4th of August)a new case of polio had been reported in the country.
This is the 12th case of polio in Pakistan in 2024.
It is also the first time this year that a case of polio has been reported in Punjab.
Pakistani media reported a new case of polio has been reported in a six-year-old boy in Chakul district of Punjab province.
Twelve cases of polio in Pakistan in 2024, a double increase from last year; In the first eight months of the 2023, six cases of polio in Pakistan was registered.
