AIIMS Delhi Reporting Over 20 Cases Of Black Fungus Daily: Doctor

Black Fungus: If COVID-19 happens to diabetic people, sugar should be strictly controlled and there should be rational use of steroids, the doctor said.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, is reporting more than 20 cases of 'Black Fungus' (Mucormycosis) disease on a daily basis, said Dr MV Padma Srivastava, Head, Department of Neurology. "In Delhi's AIIMS, there are more than 20 cases of mucormycosis reported in emergency today. Mycormycosis was always there in those who are immunocompromised, diabetic, high steroid dose, but it was never in this number," she said. She said earlier, the number was in single-digit. "But, now we have crossed the three-digit mark and are getting more than 20 cases of the infection every single day. We have made mucor wards separately at AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Trauma Centre, and AIIMS Jhajjar," Dr Padma added. If COVID-19 happens to diabetic people, sugar should be strictly controlled and there should be rational use of steroids.