Palanpur/Vadodara: A 53-year-old man from Patan district and a 70-year-old woman in Vadodara succumbed to mucormycosis.
Mucormycosis is a deadly fungal infection that spreads menacingly fast in Covid patients suffering from uncontrolled diabetes and low immunity.
Patan district health officials said the victim was identified as Dinesh Patel, a gram rakshak dal (GRD) man, a native of Kamliwada village of Patan taluka. This was the first case of death due to this fungal infection in north Gujarat. Patel, who was a Covid-19 patient, died during treatment at Dharpur Civil Hospital on December 19.
“We noticed blood clots on his forehead and the diagnosis confirmed that he had contracted mucormycosis. His brain and kidneys too got affected, damaging his chances of recovery,” said Dr Manish Ramavat, assistant medical superintendent of near Patan.