Lethal black fungus that rots organs emerges in Covid-19 patients across India
Lethal black fungus that rots organs emerges in Covid-19 patients across India Hospitals report multiple daily cases of mucormycosis, an extremely rare fungal infection with a mortality rate of 50 per cent 10 May 2021 • 5:02pm A Covid-19 patient sits on a bed inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a treatment centre in Delhi Credit: ARUN SANKAR /AFP A black fungus with a mortality rate of 50 per cent is increasingly infecting recovered Covid-19 patients in India, with doctors forced to remove parts of the face of some sufferers to save lives. Mucormycosis, caused by a mucor mou...