Summary:
Patients from several other districts of the state are thronging the institute for treatment, for which it does not have an adequate supply of medicines.
Hence, more medicines have been sought from the state government on an urgent basis.
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Rohtak PGIMS has witnessed a sudden influx in the number of black fungus cases in recent days, with patients from different parts of Haryana and neighbouring states thronging the institute for treatment.
As per official sources, as many as 56 patients are undergoing treatment for black fungus at the institute as of now.
The PGIMS administration has requested the state authorities to send more drugs required for the treatment of the black fungus patients.
Sources point out that as per a notification issued by the Haryana Government, Rohtak PGIMS is supposed to treat the patients of black fungus from four districts – Rohtak, Jind, Charkhi Dadri and Mahendergarh.
However, patients from several other districts of the state are thronging the institute for treatment, for which it does not have an adequate supply of medicines.
Hence, more medicines have been sought from the state government on an urgent basis.
Dr Pushpa Dahiya, the Medical Superintendent of Rohtak PGIMS, maintains that it would be better if the patients of black fungus are taken to the Civil Hospitals of their respective districts and then referred to the medical college supposed to admit the patients of the given district.
“Nevertheless, Rohtak PGIMS is like a mother medical institution for the residents of Haryana.
Though we are supposed to admit black fungus patients only from the four districts, we cannot refuse treatment to the patients coming from the other districts,” she remarks.
The doctor points out that the provision of prolonged oxygen-support to Covid-19 patients, compromised immunity, chronic diseases like uncontrolled diabetes and cancer, consumption of immunosuppressant drugs given to patients of renal transplant and lack of oro-dental hygiene can lead to the black fungus infection.
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