Picture used for representational purpose only GHAZIABAD/NOIDA: While mucormycosis (black fungus) generally targets eyes and the brain, of late a large number of patients are coming to hospitals in Ghaziabad with their jaws affected. Senior ENT surgeon Dr BP Tyagi, who has treated about 60 black fungus patients at Harsh ENT Hospital in Raj Nagar, said that so far, 12 such patients have come to his hospital and in all the cases, their jaws had to be removed. Black fungus spreads rapidly in post-Covid patients with high blood sugar (more than 700) and affects the nose, eyes and brain. However, in patients who have a sugar level of around 300, the infection spreads slowly and engulfs the jaw bone and teeth. Dr Tyagi said, “One thing which has been common in all these patients is that they have high blood sugar (below 300), but not uncontrolled levels (700-800). Of the 12 patients, 10 are men and two are women. While one of these patients is still in hospital, the others are being treated through OPDs.”