Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, DV Sadananda Gowda has announced the allocation of 23680 additional vials of Amphotericin- B across states and union territories.
Nearly 9,000 people have been infected with Black Fungus or Mucormycosis across the country, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Saturday. He informed that the government has sent more than 23,000 additional vials of Amphotericin- B to the states and UTs to treat patients.
"After a detailed review of rising number of cases of Mucormycosis in various states, a total of 23,680 additional vials of Amphotericin- B have been allocated to all States/UTs today," Gowda, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers in the Modi government, tweeted.
He added that allocation was prioritized based on the number of cases in every state and provided the break-up of vials allocated to the states and UTs where cases of black fungus are high.
"The Allocation has been made based on total no. of patients which is approx. 8848 across the country", he wrote.
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh have reported the highest number of mucormycosis patients.
While Andhra Pradesh has 910 patients of black fungus and given 2,310 vials by the Centre, Gujarat has 2,281 cases and given 5,800 vials. Haryana has so far logged 250 cases and has been given 640 vials. Likewise, Karnataka with 500 cases has received 1,270 vials, Madhya Pradesh (720 cases) received 1,830 vials, Maharashtra (2,000 cases) received 5,090 vials, Rajasthan (700 cases) received 1,780 vials and Telangana (350 cases) received 890 vials from the Centre.
Black Fungus infection or Mucormycosis is said to be lethal to those suffering from diabetes and having compromised immune systems. Several states have declared black fungus infection a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
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