Two more polio cases surfaced in Balochistan on Saturday, taking the number of polio victims in the province to 14. One of the victims contracted the disease even though he had been vaccinated against polio.
According to health officials, polio virus was detected in 18-month-old Amina of Quetta. The second case was confirmed in Khuzdar district.
Shah Zaman, a resident of Chandni Chowk in Khuzdar, fell prey to the virus even though he was administered polio drops, according to health officials.
The crippling disease continues to spread across the country. Majority of the reported cases are from Quetta and Killa Abdullah districts of Balochistan.
On Wednesday, a child in Killa Abdullah was reported to have contracted the disease despite being vaccinated.
Balochistan remained polio-free for more than two years before the first polio case was reported in July this year from Maizai Addah area of Killa Abdullah.
