Srinagar: Amid considerations all through the nation over the rise in circumstances of black fungus, Jammu and Kashmir has thus far reported eight suspected circumstances of mucormycosis whereas another particular person succumbed to the an infection, taking the demise toll to 2.
At least three circumstances of black fungus have been reported from Kathua, two from Jammu and one every at Udhampur, Srinagar and Reasi.
Among the fatalities, one is a 40-year-old man from Poonch whereas the opposite sufferer is from Kathua.
“The report of the suspected patient from Kathua as well as eight other patients under treatment is still awaited. Those under treatment are mostly covid-19 patients,” a senior official informed ABP News.
This comes because the Jammu and Kashmir authorities had earlier on Monday declared black fungus an epidemic illness below Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897.
The pointers make it necessary for all such services to report suspected and confirmed circumstances to the well being division by way of district-level officers and Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP).
(*2*) stated the notification issued by the federal government.
The notification warned that violators will probably be punished below Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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