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Jun 05, 2021, 20:25 IST Karnataka has recorded 1,784 cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, with 62 people recovering and 111 deaths, according to State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar. According to him, the state government is considering incorporating black fungus treatment in the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka plan for low-income and lower-middle-class individuals. During the second wave, black fungus emerged in the state as a post-Covid problem. A total of 1,784 black fungus cases have been reported in the state, with 62 of them recovering. The state has been given sufficient medicine, Sudhakar said. The Centre was allocated 9,750 vials of Amphotericin-B, a medication used to treat black fungus, of which 8,860 vials were received on Friday, he added. We ve received 18,650 vials so far. Government hospitals received 8,860 vials, while private hospitals received 9,740 vials, according to the Minister. ....
URL copied Black fungus: Karnataka govt permits medical college, district hospitals to provide treatment The Karnataka government on Sunday issued an order permitting all state-run medical college hospitals and district hospitals to provide suitable treatment for Mucormycosis or black fungus, with the state witnessing surge in infections. Further, taluk hospitals with appropriate facilities and capacity have also been asked to take necessary measures to provide treatment. Meanwhile, state s Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said the state has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week, as he directed experts to find its sources, with doubts being expressed about oxygen supply, quality of piping and cylinders used for it. ....
Black fungus: Experts to study causes behind rise in cases in Karnataka Noting that the state has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan directed experts to find its source, with doubts being expressed about oxygen supply, quality of piping and cylinders used for it PTI | May 24, 2021 | Updated 09:24 IST Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination. Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who is also the head of the state s COVID task force, held a meeting on Sunday with the treatment protocol committee where the possible sources of the infection were discussed. ....