Most Black Fungus cases in 5 districts

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Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh and Rajnandgaon districts have reported the highest number of Black Fungus cases in Chhattisgarh.

Till date, 368 cases have been reported in the state and 201 patients are being treated, Dr Subash Mishra, Director (Epidemic), said on Thursday.

Durg has the most cases at 90 followed by Raipur (70), Bilaspur (39), Raigarh (24), Rajnandgaon (21), Janjgir (17), Mahasamund (14), Bemetara and Baloda Bazar (11 each) and Korea and Dhamtari (10 each).

Other districts have reported one to two cases, Dr Mishra told the media.

He said 37 deaths have occurred and an additional 21 have died due to comorbidities.

He said there has been a slight increase in Covid positive cases, and he blamed people's negligence vis-a-vis Covid-19 appropriate behavior for this.

Bijapur (670), Bastar (527), Sukma (451) and Raigarh (298) have the highest number of Covid positive active cases.  

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