Kurnool Government General Hospital performs record black fungus surgeries
Updated Jul 11, 2021, 7:40 am IST
Around 275 patients from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka were admitted in the hospital for black fungus treatment
KGGH, a nodal hospital for treating black fungus cases has set a record by performing 175 surgeries in 35 days. (Representational image: AFP)
Kurnool: The Kurnool Government General Hospital (KGGH) which has become a nodal hospital for treating mucormycosis (black fungus) cases has set a record by performing 175 surgeries in 35 days. Of them 155 patients were discharged and they had no post-operational complications, said hospital superintendent Dr G. Narendranath Reddy.
He told media persons here on Saturday that black fungus was a disease that is observed in post-Covid patients. Surgical intervention alone provides a life-saving treatment.
Black Fungus claims two lives in Kurnool
Updated May 16, 2021, 3:08 pm IST
The two patients, one aged 35 years from Guntur and the other 66 years old patient from Anantapur, were admitted to KGGH
Black fungus gets into the human immune system by inhaling the odors from the putrid material found around the environment. (Photo: PTI)
Kurnool: Black fungus claimed two lives of Corona patients undergoing treatment at Kurnool Government General Hospital on Sunday. The two patients, one aged 35 years from Guntur and the other 66 years old patient from Anantapur, were admitted to KGGH on complications of Covid-related ailments, said Hospital Superintendent DR G Narendranath Reddy.
DC IMPACT | Vaccination centres moved to spacious locations in Kurnool DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated May 9, 2021, 11:45 pm IST
Centre also shifted from cramped Govt general hospital
Dr Giddaiah said the vaccination centre at Kurnool Government General Hospital has been closed based on complaints of huge queues. (Representational DC Image)
KURNOOL: A report in
Deccan Chronicle on the chaotic conditions prevalent at vaccination centres in Kurnool has awakened the district administration, which has now decided to conduct vaccination programs only at spacious buildings like function halls and college premises.
Consequently, Primary and Urban Health Centers will not dispense Covid vaccination to the public, said district collector G Veera Pandian.
Most Covid-19 hospitals in Kurnool don’t have fire NOC
The hospitals which do not have NOCs include Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH), State Covid Hospital, Nandyal District Hospital and Adoni Area Hospital.
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KURNOOL: Lack of proper fire safety measures in Covid hospitals in the district poses a grave risk to patients as most of them do not have the mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the fire services and disaster management department. The hospitals which do not have NOCs include Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH), State Covid Hospital, Nandyal District Hospital and Adoni Area Hospital.