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There are 2,245 cases of black fungus in the state
Patients will receive free treatment under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana
Mumbai: Maharashtra has been witnessing a growth in the cases of Mucormycosis, and in a recent development the state government has declared the Black fungus as a notified disease.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday (May 25) said that the state government has classified black fungus as a notified disease. Addressing the media, Tope said, There are 2,245 cases of black fungus in the state. The state government has classified black fungus as a notified disease. Under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, patients of black fungus will receive free treatment at state-run hospitals, the Maharashtra Health Minister further said. Several states and UTs have declared mucormycosis, also called black fungus, as an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act (1897).
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said that the state government has classified black fungus as a notified disease.
Addressing the media, Tope said, There are 2,245 cases of black fungus in the state. The state government has classified black fungus as a notified disease. Under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, patients of black fungus will receive free treatment at state-run hospitals, the Maharashtra Health Minister further said.
Several states and UTs have declared mucormycosis, also called black fungus, as an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act (1897).
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Maharashtra recorded 22,122 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the state s infection tally beyond the 56-lakh mark to 56,02,019, while 361 more deaths pushed the toll to 89,212, the health department said. Recoveries outnumbered the fresh cases. A statement from the health department said 42,320 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 51,82,592. The state s Covid-19 recovery rate is 92.51 per cent, while the case fatality rate is 1.59 per cent. Maharashtra is now left with 3,27,580 active cases, it said. With a dip in cases, the state government is likely to give relaxation in shop timings and
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Maharashtra to treat mucormycosis patients free
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In a significant move, the Maharashtra government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it will treat all patients suffering from mucormycosis at designated hospitals free of cost besides planning to cap the treatment rates in private hospitals.
The treatment will be given at pre-identified hospitals and nursing homes in the state under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and the Pradhan Mantra Jan Arogya Yojana.
The government also informed a division bench at the Aurangabad Bench, comprising Justice R.V. Ghuge and Justice B.U. Debadwar that a GR to this effect has been issued on May 18.