Kurnool Government General Hospital performs record black fungus surgeries
Updated Jul 11, 2021, 7:40 am IST
Around 275 patients from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka were admitted in the hospital for black fungus treatment
KGGH, a nodal hospital for treating black fungus cases has set a record by performing 175 surgeries in 35 days. (Representational image: AFP)
Kurnool: The Kurnool Government General Hospital (KGGH) which has become a nodal hospital for treating mucormycosis (black fungus) cases has set a record by performing 175 surgeries in 35 days. Of them 155 patients were discharged and they had no post-operational complications, said hospital superintendent Dr G. Narendranath Reddy.
He told media persons here on Saturday that black fungus was a disease that is observed in post-Covid patients. Surgical intervention alone provides a life-saving treatment.
Sudden spurt in COVID deaths in Kurnool; 1,139 deaths in May, highest in 14 months
Updated Jun 26, 2021, 9:03 am IST
In April 2020, when the Covid-19 deaths started, Kurnool reported just 53 deaths
The birth-death data revealed by the KMC now confirmed the fears of massive deaths due to the pandemic, more than reported by official agencies. (Representational Image/AP)
KURNOOL: A sudden increase in deaths registered in May at the Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) has confirmed the fears about the Covid-19’s devastating effect on the lives here. The number of deaths outnumbered the number of births registered during the month.
KMC data, shared with Deccan Chronicle, showed May alone recorded 1,139 deaths, the highest in the past 14 months. During the month, there were 1078 births.
Black Fungus claims two lives in Kurnool
Updated May 16, 2021, 3:08 pm IST
The two patients, one aged 35 years from Guntur and the other 66 years old patient from Anantapur, were admitted to KGGH
Black fungus gets into the human immune system by inhaling the odors from the putrid material found around the environment. (Photo: PTI)
Kurnool: Black fungus claimed two lives of Corona patients undergoing treatment at Kurnool Government General Hospital on Sunday. The two patients, one aged 35 years from Guntur and the other 66 years old patient from Anantapur, were admitted to KGGH on complications of Covid-related ailments, said Hospital Superintendent DR G Narendranath Reddy.
Black fungus cases are now being reported in the State of Andhra Pradesh also where reports state that two Covid patients died due to the black fungus at the Government General Hospital in Kurnool district. Hospital Superintendent DR G Narendranath Reddy said, the two patients, one 35 years old from Guntur and the other 66 years old from Anantapur, were admitted to KGGH due to