India has 8.8k mucormycosis cases; 60% of them are in 3 states: Govt data

There are 8,848 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus being reported in COVID-19 patients) in India, according to data shared by Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda. Nearly 60% of these cases are in three states namely Gujarat (2,281), Maharashtra (2,000) and Andhra Pradesh (910). Other states reporting a large number of mucormycosis cases include MP (720), Rajasthan (700) and Karnataka (500).