The State has so far reported 212 cases of black fungus or Mucormycosis while 29 of them have succumbed to the serious fungal infection, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department on Tuesday.
The department further informed that 109 out of the total infected are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the State while 68 patients have recovered from the disease. The first black fungus case in the State had been confirmed by the Government on May 10. Till July first week, the State had 130 cases of black fungus and 20 deaths.
Earlier, Director of Public Health Niranjan Mishra had stated that the black fungus situation in Odisha is not critical in comparison to other States as very few numbers of cases were being reported in the State.