A total of 128 of the 741 patients diagnosed with Mucormycosis or black fungus since February succumbed to the infection in Mumbai hospitals, according to BMC Additional Commissioner Suresh Kakani. Of the 128 deceased patients, 40 were residents of Mumbai, data states. "Most...patients we receive come in by the time the fungus...[has spread] furthermore," Sion Hospital's Dr Renuka Bradoo said.