Staff Reporter
A fresh polio case has been reported in Layyahdistrict, taking the overall number of cases to 14 in the province, said in-charge of anti-polio programme. As per details, a new case of the crippling disease was reported in Layyah. Both lower limbs of the child have been paralyzed. With this addition, the number of polio cases detected this year from Punjab has reached 14.
Meanwhile, the overall number of crippling disease cases in the country has jumped to 81 this year so far.
Earlier on October 17, Balochistan’s health department had reported two more cases of poliovirus in the province.
With two fresh cases the tally of poliovirus infections this year had soared to 23 cases.
