May 17, 2021, 12:57 IST
VIJAYAWADA: State Health, Medical and Family Welfare Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal said that a detailed analysis was needed after getting information from all the hospitals in the State, while talking about the black fungus (mucormycosis infection) cases which are slowly emerging in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking to the media on Sunday in Mangalagiri, he said there was panic among people after news coming in on social media as well as in the media about the infection. He said the superintendents of all hospitals have been directed to look into such cases and a report will be submitted this evening. We will need to get proper details about these cases first, he clarified. Depending on the severity of the disease, the centre has allocated 1,600 vials of drugs to our state in the past 24 hours, he said.