Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday told PM Modi that mucormycosis or black fungus, which has claimed 90 lives in the state so far, is a matter of prime concern for the state at present.
States across India ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly 'black fungus' infection among coronavirus sufferers.Two new states declared epidemics of Mucormycosis while New Delhi and other major cities have opened special wards to treat thousands of cases of the infection commonly known as a black fungus. India normally.
Indian states order emergency measures to counter surge in black fungus among COVID patients
World
Thu, May 20, 2021
Patients breathe with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside in Ghaziabad on May 2. AFP/File
India states ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly black fungus infection among COVID-19 patients.
Two new states declared epidemics of Mucormycosis while New Delhi and other major cities have opened special wards to treat thousands of cases of the infection commonly known as black fungus.
India normally deals with less than 20 cases a year, but the infection has become a new threat from the coronavirus wave that has killed 120,000 people in six weeks.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday infromed that at least 90 people have died after getting infected with Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) so far in the state.