Delhi reports over 1,650 black fungus cases

The total requirement of the medication Amphotericin B till July 6 was about 1.5 lakh injections, according to the data.

New Delhi: There were 952 active cases of black fungus in Delhi as on July 6, which was more than the count of active cases of COVID-19 till that date, according to official data. The data also showed that till July 6, Delhi had recorded over 1,650 cases mucormycosis (black fungus). On March 27, the Delhi government had declared black fungus an epidemic, even as Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had issued regulations under the Epidemic Diseases Act to contain and manage cases of the deadly mucormycosis in the city.