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The man hails from Fatehabad district of the state
New Delhi: A shocking case of black fungus infection has been detected in Fatehabad district of Haryana. According to reports, the person neither had any history of sugar or diabetes nor he ever tested for COVID-19 coronavirus. The latest case of mucormycosis has left doctors in a state of shocked. Notably, this is the first such case of mucormycosis found in Haryana.
This has been confirmed by Fatehabad s ENT surgeon Jayaprakash.
Meanwhile, the total number of black fungus cases in Haryana rose to 421 on Sunday (May 23), with the maximum 149 cases reported from Gurgaon district, state Health Minister Anil Vij said. He said the state government has made a requisition of 12,000 injections of Amphotericin-B, used in treating black fungus, from the central government.
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55% black fungus patients had diabetes , says health minister
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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday informed that 55% of the black fungus, or, Mucormycosis patients had diabetes. In a meeting with 27th Group of Ministers, the health minister highlighted data on black fungus havoc in the country, he said, 5,424 cases of Mucormycosis reported in 18 States/UTs. Out of 5,424 cases, 4,556 patients have history of Covid-19 infection. 55% of the patients had diabetes .
Black fungus or mucormycosis is caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables.
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