13 out of every 1,000 Gujarat Covid patients had mucormycosis

The mucormycosis outbreak during the second wave still gives nightmares to many. Data tabled in Rajya Sabha on July 20 revealed that India recorded 45,374 cases of Covid-19-mucormycosis infection, of which 35% were recorded from Maharashtra (9,348) and Gujarat (6,731) alone. Gujarat had the second highest mortality at 656 patients after Maharashtra (1,129), accounting for 15% of India’s total deaths.