Mucormycosis in India: List of States With Number of Black Fungus Cases
New Delhi, May 22: Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said India has recorded 8,848 cases of mucormycosis so far. Mucormycosis, also called black fungus, is a fungal infection with a mortality rate of whopping 50 percent. Gujarat topped the list of states with highest number of mucormycosis cases. As per the figures provided by Sadanad Gowada, Gujarat has reported 2,281 cases of mucormycosis till now. Mucormycosis, COVID-19-Triggered Fungal Infection, Found in 6 Patients at Delhi Hospital; Know All About the Serious Disease With Mortality Rate of 50%.
Maharashtra has the second-highest number of black fungus cases at 2000. Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana registered mucormycosis cases in three digits. There was no mention of death in the data provided by Gowda. Here's a list of states with number of mucormycosis cases. Mucormycosis in Maharashtra: Corona’s Evil Cousin ‘Black Fungus’ Claims 100 Lives in State, Says Rajesh Tope.
List of States With Number of Mucormycosis Cases
| State | No of Mucormycosis Cases |
| Maharashtra | 2000 |
| Gujarat | 2281 |
| Telangana | 350 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 720 |
| Karnataka | 500 |
| Delhi | 197 |
| Haryana | 250 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 112 |
| Rajasthan | 700 |
| Chhattisgarh | 87 |
| Bihar | 56 |
| Uttarakhand | 2 |
| Jharkhand | 27 |
| Odisha | 15 |
| Tamil Nadu | 40 |
| Kerala | 36 |
| Goa | 12 |
| West Bengal | 1 |
| Punjab | 95 |
| Assam | 0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0 |
| Mizoram | 0 |
| Nagaland | 0 |
| Puducherry | 0 |
| Ladakh | 0 |
| Sikkim | 0 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0 |
| Andaman and Nicobar | 0 |
| Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 |
| Manipur | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 0 |
| Tripura | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 910 |
| Chandigarh | 8 |
Gowda also said, taking note of the increasing number of black fungus cases, the central government has emphasised upon expediting the allocation of vials of Amphotericin-B, a key drug to treat raging mucormycosis. He announced an allocation of 23,680 additional vials of Amphotericin-B to states.
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