Pakistani health officials have reported the fifteenth confirmed case of polio in the country’s Balochistan province.
Pakistani media reported on Wednesday, August 21, that a new polio case was identified in the Kharan district of Balochistan in a 23-month-old child.
According to the Pakistani health department, the child contracted the disease fifteen days ago and passed away two weeks later on Monday.
Last week, Pakistani media also reported a new polio case in the Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan.