News Desk
The National Polio Laboratory of Pakistan has confirmed the first polio case of the year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to reports, a 3-year-9-month-old child from Union Council Lachrah in Dera Ismail Khan has been diagnosed with the poliovirus.
Last year, Dera Ismail Khan reported 11 polio cases, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded a total of 22 cases. Nationwide, 73 polio cases were reported during the same period.