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Black fungus infection claims woman with Covid in Jamshedpur 40-year-old died before she could be shifted to a Ranchi hospital; mucormycosis cases rising, 6 patients being treated at Medica, 2 at RIMS
A 40-year-old Jamshedpur woman died of Covid-induced mucormycosis on Tuesday, making her the first person to succimb to black fungus , a rare infection that occurs in the lungs, nasal passage and sinuses and often harms the eyes.
The number of Covid patinets with black fungus has been rising in Jharkhand at an alarming rate with no less than 30 cases being reported in the last 72 hours.
Doctors at Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Ranchi said the Jamshedpur woman, who died before she could be shifted to the private healthcare facility in the state capital, was diabetic and needed immediate medical attention.
Three Covid patients develop black fungus , lose an eye each Mucormycosis is a rare infection that affects sinus and nasal tract of the ailing, say doctors at Medica, Ranchi
At least three cases of Covid-induced black fungus have occurred in Jharkhand in the past 48 hours and all three patients have lost an eye during course of treatment, doctors from Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Ranchi said on Monday, warning about a possible increase in cases in the days to come.
On Saturday, doctors at Medica had to surgically remove one eye of a 38-year-old man from Ramgarh who was suffering from black fungus after surviving a Coronavirus infection. By Monday afternoon, doctors at the facility were treating two more Covid survivors – a 40-year-old man from Ramgarh and a 60-year-old woman from Ranchi – after they developed black fungus, doctors said.
Ranchi: Former Jamtara MLA Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya, 58, succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 infection at a city hospital on Saturday night. After his death, chief minister Hemant Soren said the second wave of the pandemic has reached Jharkhand and appealed to the public to seriously follow safety rules.
Bhaiya, who was a legislator from the constituency twice, was suffering from kidney ailment and was admitted to the critical care unit of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) on March 16.
While at Rims, he was diagnosed with multiple complications and infection of the lungs. He was discharged after treatment before Holi, but as his condition worsened, he was brought to the Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital after the festival.
Private hospitals allowed to administer vaccine 24x7 Doctors say move will help once immunisation is opened to all, want bugs fixed in website
The Jharkhand government has allowed private hospitals in the state to provide vaccination facility 24x7 if they get sufficient number of registrations and have the infrastructure to run the campaign, officials heading the immunization programme in the state said on Saturday.
“A letter has been issued to all private hospitals stating that they can administer vaccines to senior citizens and middle-agers with comorbid conditions 24x7 if they get sufficient registrations,” said the state immunization Officer, Dr Ajit Prasad. “The decision has been taken to speed up the vaccination process in the state and ensure that registered beneficiaries can get the jab at any time depending on their convenience,” he added.