Rajkot Civil Hospital Rajkot: Looking at the rising number of mucormycosis cases, the officials of the Rajkot Civil Hospital are planning to convert two of its existing buildings into dedicated wings for patients suffering from the disease. Currently, The hospital has 200 mucormycosis patients with doctors having to perform around ten surgeries daily. Medical Superintendent of Rajkot Civil Hospital, Dr Radheshyam Trivedi, said that owing to rising case of the disease they are planning to devote more resources to it. “A mucormycosis patient requires 22-25 days of hospitalization. Looking at the current trend we are expecting around 500 more cases in next week. So, we have planned to convert our hospital’s trauma and OPD building into a dedicated mucormycosis wing,” Trivedi told TOI.