One more patient succumbs to black fungus in Patiala

Tribune News Service

Patiala, May 28

One more Covid patient, who was found infected with black fungus, died at the isolation wing of the Government Rajindra Hospital here today.

With this, the number of black fungus related deaths have now increased to seven at the Government Rajindra Hospital. However, the hospital authorities continue to claim that patients were dying of Covid-related complications and not of black fungus.

Meanwhile, seven new cases of black fungus were detected across the district today.

The Patiala Civil Surgeon, Dr Satinder Singh, said black fungus cases in the district had now risen to 30.

Of 30 patients, 18 were under treatment at the isolation wing of the Government Rajindra Hospital while five had been referred to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, he said. The Government Rajindra Hospital had enough medicines for patients suffering from black fungus, he added.

“Rajindra Hospital has got enough injections, which are crucial for the treatment of mucormycosis or black fungus patients. Private hospitals are being provided with alternatives medicines by us for the treatment of the disease,” he said.