5,500 black fungus cases so far in country, 126 deaths, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com

The deadly black fungus or mucormycosis has affected close to 5,500 people across the country till Wednesday and killed 126 of them — with Maharashtra alone accounting for 90 deaths – even as many states are facing an acute shortage of liposomal amphotericin B, the anti-fungal drug required to treat the disease, which is increasingly being seen in Covid-19 patients., The deadly black fungus or mucormycosis has affected close to 5,500 people across the country till Wednesday and killed 126 of them — with Maharashtra alone accounting for 90 deaths – even as many states are facing an acute shortage of liposomal amphotericin B, the anti-fungal drug required to treat the disease, which is increasingly being seen in Covid-19 patients., , Read More