Black fungus: 'Maha reported highest deaths, cases showing declining trend'

Maharashtra has reported 1129 deaths due to Mucormycosis or Black fungus the highest in the country the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on ThursdayIn a written reply to Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MP Anil Agrawal Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar said 2813 patients are still under the treatment in MaharashtraAs per official data Gujarat is at the second spot after Maharashtra in fatalities due to Black Funguswith 656 deaths The state has reported a total of 6731 cases As many as 334 deaths were recorded in Tamil Nadu and 310 in KarnatakaAs per data of the Union Health Ministry Delhi has reported a total of 1734 cases of Mucormycosis or Black fungus till now of which 928 are under treatment Pawar has informed that as many as 252 people have died in the national capital due to Black FungusNagaland and Tripura have not recorded any deaths due to Black fungus since it was declared an epidemic the Ministry said With 9348 cases the maximum number of Black Fungus infections has also been reported in Maharashtra followed by 6731 cases in Gujarat and 4072 in Tamil NaduNagaland and Tripura remained at the bottom of the tally with one case each reported so far in both states The overall data of the Ministry showed that of the total 45374 black fungus cases reported so far 20277 patients are still under the treatment while 4332 have succumbed to the fungal infectionDr Pawar said Mucormycosis or Black Fungus disease although not a new disease was not a notifiable disease till May 2021 when the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare requested states to declare Mucormycosis a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Disease Act 1897 to get an objective assessment of Mucormycosis in the communityShe further informed Mucormycosis cases in the country for last two months is showing a declining trendThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever