Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there is adequate availability of Black Fungus injection Amphotericin B in the State which is being given to both Government and private hospitals.
Chouhan said that full care is also being taken of patients cured of Covid-19 in the State. Doctors are regularly interacting with these patients and giving them necessary advice.
Chouhan said that every single patient is being traced by conducting Covid tests in full capacity across the State, and treated accordingly. The number of tests being conducted per day has reached around 80,000.
The Chief Minister reviewed the situation and arrangements of Covid facilities in the State through video conferencing at Mantralaya today. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Health Mohammad Suleman etc. were present in the meeting.
Today 12,600 Amphotericin B injections for Black Fungus have been received by air in the State. After two days, 17,000 more injections will be available. At present, there are 1005 active patients of Black fungus disease in the State.
There are 235 in Bhopal, 428 in Indore, 116 in Jabalpur, 40 in Sagar, 85 in Ujjain, 52 in Gwalior, 31 in Rewa, 15 in Dewas, 02 in Ratlam and 01 in Burhanpur.
Total 72 percent post Covid patients were contacted and given medical advice through District Command and Control Centers in the State. Post Covid complications were detected in 0.7 percent of the total patients who had recovered from Covid-19.
Today, 798 new cases of corona have been reported in the State, 2045 patients have recovered and 12, 889 active cases still remain. The weekly positivity rate of the State was recorded 1.5 per cent and positivity rate for Friday was reported one per cent.
Continued on Page 3