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). Tope also said that the current COVID-19 positivity rate is 12 per cent and the recovery rate is 93 per cent in the state.
Highlights
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).
Black fungus classified as notified disease in Maharashtra ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 14:36 IST
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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