Udupi District reports first case of 'Black Fungus' infection; Two patients under treatment
Udupi: Amid the nationwide surge in a number of cases of black fungus in COVID-19 patients, the Udupi district has reported two cases of black fungus in COVID patients. The information was shared by the Udupi District Health Department.
Among the patients are a 60-year-old woman from Santekatte and a 45-year-old man from Kapu Taluk. Both the patients are reportedly being treated at the Adarsha Hospital in Udupi.
This is the first instance of black fungus cases being reported in the Udupi District. However, seven patients from other districts are being treated at the KMC Hospital of the district for the virus.
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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.
