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Black fungus cases rise to 10,000 in India, minister says
From CNN s Esha Mitra in New Delhi
Cases of black fungus in India have risen to 10,000, the junior minister responsible for chemicals and fertilizers on Tuesday.
The disease, called mucormycosis, is a rare and potentially deadly infection that is increasingly being detected among recovered Covid patients in the country, especially those with diabetes.
“We started seeing it all of a sudden from the second week of May and within 15 days it has reached 10,000 cases,” minister Mansukh Mandaviya told local media ANI.
At least 120 deaths have been recorded in Maharashtra state, home to the most populous city Mumbai, according to CNN affiliate CNN-News 18. The state’s health minister Rajesh Tope said 2,245 cases of the disease have been recorded in Maharashtra alone.
WHO reports 14% drop in global Covid-19 cases
From CNN Health s Lauren Mascarenhas
There were 4.1 million global Covid-19 cases reported in the week ending May 23 a 14% decrease from the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday.
WHO also reported 84,000 new Covid-19 deaths worldwide, a 2% decrease from the prior week.
The largest decline in new cases and deaths was in the European region, the report noted. However, WHO warned global Covid cases remained high overall.
“Despite a declining global trend over the past four weeks, incidence of Covid-19 cases and deaths remain high, and substantial increases have been observed in many countries throughout the world,” the report said.
India s Covid-19 cases surpass 27 million
From CNN s Esha Mitra in New Delhi
Swab tests are collected from passengers at New Delhi Railway Station in Delhi, India on May 25. Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
India reported 208,921 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total confirmed caseload past 27 million.
Wednesday’s tally brings the nation’s number of confirmed cases to 27,157,795, according to figures released by the Indian health ministry.
The country also reported 4,157 fatalities on Wednesday, with the total coronavirus death toll now at 311,388.
India reported fewer than 200,000 new cases for the first time in over a month on Tuesday a significant fall from reporting more than 400,000 cases daily earlier this month.