Mucormycosis: News
18 Jan 2022
COVID-19Avoid steroids for COVID-19 patients: Government updates guidelines
The central government has asked doctors to avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients in its revised clinical guidelines for COVID-19 treatment.
16 Nov 2021
DelhiDelhi: Black fungus case in dengue-recovered patient raises worry
A rare case of black fungus or mucormycosis has been detected in a 49-year-old patient in Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo hospital who had just recovered from dengue.
20 Sep 2021
DelhiKidney, part of lung removed to save man from mucormycosis
A multidisciplinary team of three doctors gave a new of lease life to a 34-year-old man in Delhi by conducting surgery to remove his right kidney and a portion of his left lung which had been severely infected with black fungus post-COVID-19, hospital authorities said on Monday.
28 Jul 2021
DelhiCashless surgery scheme extended for mucormycosis patients: Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the city government has extended its cashless surgery scheme of Delhi Arogya Kosh for the treatment of patients suffering from black fungus or mucormycosis.
12 Jul 2021
KarnatakaBlack fungus killed 303 in Karnataka who recovered from COVID-19
More than 300 people, who had fully recovered from the coronavirus, lost their life to mucormycosis in Karnataka.
31 May 2021
AhmedabadGujarat: COVID-19 survivor ends life over fear of mucormycosis
An 80-year-old man from Ahmedabad who had recovered from coronavirus allegedly killed himself out of fear of contracting the mucormycosis infection, police said on Monday.
27 May 2021
Randeep GuleriaCan you catch 'Black fungus' from your refrigerator or onions?
Even as cases of "Black fungus" continue to surge across India, there is growing misinformation about the disease, particularly fueled by unverified social media posts.
26 May 2021
COVID-19What's behind the shortage of Black fungus drug in India?
As cases of mucormycosis or the Black fungus infection continue to rise across India, the country has been faced with an acute shortage of liposomal Amphotericin B and other key drugs used in its treatment.
23 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare'Black fungus' cases complicate India's COVID-19 crisis
Even as India faces a brutal COVID-19 crisis, the country has witnessed a rise in the number of cases of Mucormycosis or "black fungus."
22 May 2021
Government of India8,800+ Black fungus cases in India. 60% from three states
Nearly 9,000 cases of Mucormycosis or Black fungus - a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection - have been detected across India, according to the central government's data released today.
20 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCentre asks states to declare 'black fungus' an epidemic
The Centre has asked state governments to declare mucormycosis or "black fungus" an epidemic.
17 May 2021
UttarakhandBlack fungus claims first life in Uttarakhand
A 36-year-old COVID-19 patient has died of mucormycosis or black fungus at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, according to hospital officials, marking Uttarakhand's first fatality from the fungal infection.
14 May 2021
COVID-19Black fungus has reportedly claimed 52 lives in Maharashtra
As many as 52 people have died due to Mucormycosis in Maharashtra since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a senior health department official said on Friday.
12 May 2021
COVID-19Mucormycosis scare: Government working to increase production of anti-fungal drug
The government is engaging with the drug manufacturers to ramp up the production of an anti-fungal drug used for the treatment of mucormycosis, the Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry said.
