Pune reports 574 black fungus cases, 25 deaths PTI The Pune district administration on Monday informed that as many as 574 cases of black fungus infection have been reported in the city and 25 patients succumbed to the disease. The data was revealed after Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) directed health officials to screen COVID-19 survivors in rural areas to identify any suspected cases of mucormycosis. As per an order issued on Sunday by district Collector Rajesh Deshmukh, the health departments in rural areas have been instructed to obtain lists of COVID-19 patients who recovered from the infection after April 15 and conduct the first round of the screening of suspected mucormycosis patients between May 24 and May 27.