More black fungus cases reported in Kerala

13 patients in Kozhikode MCH, two in Thrissur; 3 suspected cases too in Thrissur

More cases of black fungus infection or mucormycosis are being reported from government medical college hospitals (MCH) in Kozhikode and Thrissur, a majority of them COVID-19 patients having high levels of diabetes. Doctors, however, said there was no need to panic as it was a commonly found fungus. According to sources, 13 patients are now undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode MCH and two at the Thrissur MCH. There are three suspected cases in Thrissur as well. One patient from Palakkad, who died at the Kozhikode MCH on Friday, was later found to be infected. He tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Among the patients in Kozhikode, seven are from Malappuram, three from Kozhikode, and one from Thrissur. Another patient is from Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu and one from Bengaluru in Karnataka. Two of them have no history of COVID-19 infection.