As per Government data, the capital of the country, Delhi had more active cases of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) than that of the deadly Coronavirus. Delhi had 952 active cases of the Black Fungus as of July 6. In the same duration, Delhi had 833 active Covid-19 cases. This indicates that there were more cases of black fungus than Covid-19 present in the city.
The data also showed that till July 6, the national capital’s cumulative tally of black fungus cases stood at 1,656.
As per the figures, the total requirement of injections of Amphotericin B, a drug used to treat serious fungal infections like black fungus, till July 6, stood at 150,000.
