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Maharashtra: 2 die of mucormycosis in Thane, 6 hospitalised
Two COVID-19 patients have died due to mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection, in Maharashtra s Thane district, a health official said on
Wednesday. Besides, six other patients are currently undergoing treatment for the disease, also known as black fungus, the official said. A 38-year-old patient from Maharal in Thane rural and another one from Dombivli town died of the fungal infection while undergoing treatment at different COVID-19 care centres in Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits, the civic body s health officer Dr. Ashwini Patil said.
Six other patients were undergoing treatment for mucormycosis and two of them were admitted to the ICUs, she said.