The Mucor had not only penetrated the nasal cavity but also spread to his left lung and the right kidney -- reported in medical literature as the first case in the world after Covid infection, the hospital said in a statement.
The move is taken to address the limited capacity of performing surgeries pertaining to Mucormycosis at Delhi government hospitals and taking in view of the ferocious nature of the disease which requires urgent and timely surgical intervention.
The CM directed the medical education department to also establish Post COVID Care centres in government medical college hospitals for free follow-up of the cured cases of Mucormycosis.
Odisha had detected the first case of deadly Black Fungus infection in a 71-year-old patient going through post-COVID recovery in May 10.
Similarly, many doctors said mucormycosis cases have been found even among Covid patients who did not use steroids.
The Top Court stressed on Centre bringing on record an outline for how and when it seeks to vaccinate the remaining population in Phases 1, 2 and 3.
Speaking upon the unlocking the city which would start from Monday, the CM said that Delhi will come out of lockdown gradually.
It was also observed that 59 percent patients consisted of diabetes patients, 27.1 percent patients were immuno compromised and 15.2 percent were having co-morbidity.
Meanwhile, based on the mucormycosis patients treated in the government hospitals of the state, the health department has come out with a report on the basis of which it is claimed that more than fifty percent (50.5%) patients did not require the use of steroids. Also, 66.5 patients did not require oxygen in getting treated.
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V Sadananda Gowda announced that the additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B were allocated to all states and the UTs and central institutions on Wednesday.
