Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday mentioned 50 people have died due to black fungus within the state up to now, whereas 650 more are present process remedy for the an infection in numerous hospitals.
“There have been over 750 cases of black fungus in Haryana so far. Fifty-eight have been cured while 50 people have lost their lives and 650 patients are seeking treatment,” Khattar mentioned throughout a information convention right here.
Addressing the convention just about, he mentioned the federal government was procuring the injection utilized in remedy of black fungus whereas some inventory was already out there and was being utilized in authorities hospitals.
“We have gotten 6,000 injection vials. Over the following two days, we’ll get 2,000 vials more whereas now we have positioned an order for an additional 5,000 vials,? he mentioned.
Earlier on Thursday, Health Minister Anil Vij had directed officers to improve the variety of beds in all authorities medical faculties of the state from 20 to 75 to deal with sufferers contaminated with black fungus or mucormycosis.
Vij had directed officers that medicines must be made out there to these sufferers as required with none delay and that there must be no scarcity of injections and different medicines.
The variety of black fungus or mucormycosis instances has been on the rise within the state through the previous two weeks.
Earlier, Vij had mentioned the state authorities has made a requisition of 12,000 injections of Amphotericin-B, the drug used for treating black fungus, from the central authorities.
The Haryana authorities had not too long ago declared black fungus a notified illness, making it obligatory for medical doctors to report any case of the illness to the chief medical officer of the district involved.
