Gaya hospital registers first mucormycosis case

GAYA: Although there is a sharp decline in positive cases of Covid–19 in the district, admission of first suspected case of mucormycosis at Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) has once again put the health department on alert.
The patient, a 48-year-old man from Amra village under Manpur block, had symptoms of blackness and swelling around the eyes and was admitted at ANMMCH on Saturday evening. The patient is also diabetic and is undergoing treatment at the black fungus ward of ANMMCH. A separate ward has been made at the ear-nose-throat (ENT) ward of the hospital for treating black fungus cases.
Corona ward nodal officer NK Paswan said, “At ANMMCH 200 vials of the injection used for treatment of black fungus are available. As per the direction of state headquarters, 50 vials have been sent to Patna, while 50 vials have been kept in reserve here. Demand for the medicine in tablet form has also been requisitioned.”
Nodal officer at ENT ward RP Thakur said: "MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test of the patient has been conducted. We have not applied any medication for fungal treatment so far and the patient has more than 70% relief from normal medication. His blood sugar level is around 400. In such a situation surgery can be done only when there is an emergency. The patient is under close observation and we are hopeful for his early recovery.”
Meanwhile, in a significant development, the district has achieved recovery rate of 97.57. After 67 days, only eight people tested positive in the district. This includes five RT-PCR test of 1,186 and antigen test of 3,024. With this, total number of active cases has dropped to 535.