India has nearly 9,000 people who are infected with mucormycosis or Black Fungus, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said today. He also informed that the government has allocated over 23,000 additional vials of a drug used for the treatment of the fungal infection to all states and union territories.

"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. The Allocation has been made based on total number of patients which is approximately 8,848 across country," Gowda, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, said. He also gave a breakdown of the number of vials sent by the Centre to states/UTs

India has nearly 9,000 people who are infected with mucormycosis or Black Fungus, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said today. He also informed that the government has allocated over 23,000 additional vials of a drug used for the treatment of the fungal infection to all states and union territories.

"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. The Allocation has been made based on total number of patients which is approximately 8,848 across country," Gowda, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, said. He also gave a breakdown of the number of vials sent by the Centre to states/UTs