Congratulations now: The deadly black fungus – Mucormycosis – has claimed six more lives in the capital of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, while another 34 patients have been admitted to hospitals. So far, the number of deaths due to black fungus stands at 13 while black fungal cases have reached 127. All the patients had contracted earlier. Covid-19.
Among the six deceased, four were under treatment at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and two at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS). Those who died in KGMU have recovered Covid. Three victims were women – a 38-year-old from Meerut, a 62-year-old from Gorakhpur and a 65-year-old from Faizabad. The fourth victim was a 73-year-old man from Kanpur.
Besides the Meerut woman, who had cancer, the other three were diabetics. All had severe lung infection during Covid and were given steroids.
Sudhir Singh, KGMU spokesman, said: “All four patients have been referred at an advanced stage from hospitals in other districts.”
The two patients who died in SGPGIMS were natives of Gorakhpur and Prayagraj.
Meanwhile, 23 of the 34 new cases have been admitted to KGMU, nine to a private hospital on Faizabad Road and two to a private hospital in Chowk.
Currently, the city has 114 black fungus patients and of these, 65 are in KGMU, 14 in SGPGIMS, eight in RMLIMS and the remaining in two private hospitals. To cope with the growing number of black fungus patients, the KGMU has started a separate section for 30 beds for black fungus patients in the medicine department.
Prof Virendra Atam, head of the medicine department, said that all patients with black fungi are treated in the medicine department and that more beds will be added if the swelling continues.
Source: Telangana Today