Pratibha Chauhan
Tribune News Service
Shimla, June 1
The State Clinical Team in Himachal today issued a recommendatory presumptive treatment for suspected Covid patients in home isolation.
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The government has, however, made it clear that there will be gradual opening of the activities in view of a high fatality rate in some of the hotspot districts like Kangra, Una, Solan , Sirmaur and Shimla ,the capital city.
Two succumb to black fungus in Shimla ANI | Updated: May 28, 2021 17:49 IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Two COVID-19 patients succumb to Mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus, at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Shimla, on Friday. Two patients have died of black fungus while undergoing treatment at IGMC. Both the patients were male. One was from Hamirpur district, while the other was from the Kasauli area of Solan district. Both patients had diabetes ketoacidosis, and the black fungus had reached their brain . Dr Janak Raj, Senior Medical Superintendent of IGMC told ANI.
Speaking on the deaths, Nipun Jindal, spokesperson of Health Department of Himachal Pradesh, said: The patient from Solan was a 49-year-old male. He had uncontrolled sugar along with kidney problems and was admitted to IGMC on May 22. While the other patient, from Hamirpur, was 38 years old. He had uncontrolled sugar and Ketoacidosis, and
Pratibha Chauhan
Tribune News Service
Shimla, May 25
About 38 per cent of the Covid deaths in Himachal Pradesh occurred within 24 hours of hospitalisation, indicating the delay in seeking medical a