'Black fungus' cases detected in Dakshina Kannada, reports suggest one death due to infection
Mangaluru: Three people in Dakshina Kannada district have reportedly been infected with the ‘black fungus’ also known as mucormycosis and are receiving treatment while one patient has died after infecting the fungus, sources have revealed.
Although the district administration has not officially confirmed the figures or developments in this regard, sources have added that at least five people in the district are infected by fungus.
According to the reports, of the two patients who were admitted at a private hospital in Derlakatte in the city, one patient has died and another has recovered. It further added two patients have also been admitted to a private hospital near Suratkal with the infection.
The injection (anti-fungus) that treats the black fungus is not available in the district and Health Department officials have confirmed that the injection is not stockpiled anywhere in the state as it is an expensive injection.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
