MP: 50 cases of black fungus, CM says 'very worrying'

Fifty cases of mucormycosis or "black fungus" have been reported in recovered Covid patients in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the cases are of huge concern for the state government.

Several states have seen a spike in the black fungus cases in people who have recovered from Covid-19. In neighbouring Maharashtra, the government says there could be over 2,000 cases of black fungus. Gujarat and Delhi too have reported a rise in the cases.

The central government has said it is engaging with drug manufacturers to ramp up the production of an anti-fungal drug to treat mucormycosis.