Maharashtra government has issued information that around 1780 patients in the state are currently getting treatment for Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus.’ 120 others have succumbed to the disease, the government told media. State department’s data shows that Pune has 620 black fungus cases and 27 deaths reported. Meanwhile, several states in the country have reported a sharp rise in the cases of black fungus among COVID-19 patients. #blackfungus, #Mucormycosis, #covid-19, #covid
ब्लैक फंगस अपडेट: महाराष्ट्र में 1,780 ब्लैक फंगस के मरीज, 120 की मौत
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महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने सूचना जारी की कि राज्य में 1,780 मरीजों का वर्तमान में म्यूकोर्मिकोसिस या ‘ब्लैक फंगस’ का इलाज चल रहा है। सरकार ने मीडिया को बताया कि 120 अन्य लोगों ने इस बीमारी के कारण दम तोड़ दिया है। राज्य विभाग के आंकड़ों से पता चलता है कि पुणे में काले कवक के 620 मामले हैं और 27 मौतें हुई हैं। इस बीच, देश के कई राज्यों ने COVID-19 रोगियों में काले कवक के मामलों में तेज वृद्धि दर्ज की है। #ब्लैकफंगस, #म्यूकोर्मिकोसिस, #कोविड-19, #कोविड
15 lakh Amphotericin-B vials for Mucormycosis to be made available in June: Mandaviya
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Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilisers has assured states that as part of the measures taken by the Centre to increase availability of Amphotericin-B, the injection which is used in the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis, around 15 lakh doses will be made available next month. The minister Mandaviya also informed that Amphotericin-B vials to the tune of around 15-16 lakh are likely to be available in the month of June.
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Black Fungus Update: 14 states have so far declared ‘black fungus’ as a ‘notified disease’
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Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ has been declared as a notified disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 by several states so far. The Centre had urged the states to do so sensing the rise in the fungal disease cases in COVID-19 patients. So far Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have declared it as a notified disease so far.
#blackfungus, #Mucormycosis, #Mucormycosismedicine, #covid-19, #covid