Muktsar, May 22

With one more death due to mucormycosis today, the toll in the district has reached two. The deceased has been identified as a 57-year-old man from Bhallaiana village. He was admitted to a private hospital in Ludhiana, but was brought home by his family members yesterday.

On Friday, a 63-year-old resident of Gidderbaha town had died of black fungus at a private hospital in Bathinda. One more suspected patient is admitted to a Faridkot hospital. A senior government doctor said the man who died today was not Covid positive, but was suffering from black fungus infection. “We are not aware of the protocol to be followed in such cases. We are waiting for detailed guidelines,” he said.

Another Covid death at Bhundar

One more person died of Covid at Bhundar village in Muktsar, which has been converted into a macro-containment zone. Earlier, two patients had died here. As of now, over 200 persons have tested positive in the village.

Meanwhile, Dr Ranju Singla, chief medical officer, Muktsar, said black fungus was not a contagious disease. “Black fungus may cause blackening or discolouration over nose, facial swelling, blurred or double vision, severe headache, high fever, chest pain, breathing difficulties, coughing blood, etc. It is curable if detected timely,” she said. — TNS