India reports 11,717 black fungus cases

New Delhi The Centre has allocated to States and Union Territories (UTs) 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B, a key drug to treat raging mucormycosis cases in India for the 11,717 patients currently being treated at different hospitals across the country.

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.

Besides this, 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B were allocated on May 24, and 23,680 vials of the drug on May 21, Gowda informed through his tweet. Mucormycosis is one of the rapidly spreading infections observed in patients recovering from Covid-19.