Mucormycosis cases spiking in district, need 1,800 injections per day: Ajit Pawar

Pune | Friday | 21st May, 2021

Summary:

According to the details issued by the authorities, there were 247 patients being treated in 33 private hospitals in the district. 

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Pune guardian Ajit Pawar highlighted the worsening situation regarding the shortage of medicines to treat the post-Covid fungal disease Mucormycosis.

He said by Friday the district had more than 300 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) and there is demand for almost 1,800 injections per day.

The minister said the medicine count is not available in this proportion and there is no more shortage of Remdesivir.

Currently, in Pune, there are more than 300 cases of black fungus.

In Pune, patients from outstation are also hospitalized.

There is a shortage of injections for this disease.

Six injections have to be given to a patient on a daily basis.