Seven cases of ‘black fungus’ being treated at Udupi hospital
Udupi: KMC Hospital in Manipal of Udupi District has recorded seven cases of ‘black fungus’ also known as mucormycosis. District Health Officer Dr. Sudheer Chandra informed about the cases of ‘black fungus’ cases in the district.
Sudheer Chandra while speaking to Vartha Bharati, said the patients have been admitted to the hospital for treatment of the ‘black fungus’ and belong to other districts. He added the patients are from Davangere, Chitradurga, Koppal, Ranibennur, Hubballi, and Dharwad districts.
He further added there are five women and two male patients undergoing treatment for mucormycosis. All the patients had reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
“Of the seven patients being treated at KMC, six of them except the patient from Davangere, underwent surgery and are recovering. There are no patients of ‘black fungus’ belonging from Udupi District” he added.
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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.
