At least 110 mucormycosis patients are currently undergoing treatment at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital too against the just 15-20 patients the hospital would see in pre-Covid times. From few mucormycosis patients in pre-Covid years, the hospital has conducted 60 surgeries on mucormycosis patients post the outbreak in March 2020 until now. “Our ward had a 22-bed capacity but we have now expanded it to now accommodate 30 patients,” Dr Parmar said. But now, we are seeing younger patients, not necessarily with diabetes, developing mucormycosis,” Dr Aiyer added. These patients had taken Covid-19 treatment from private hospitals and were admitted at NCH post recovery.

Source: Indian Express May 10, 2021 18:10 UTC