Gujarat reports first case of black fungus in 15-year-old child

The boy was discharged from the hospital earlier after successfully recovering from the Covid-19 disease in April. Later, he was diagnosed with Mucormycosis, the doctor said

The rapidly spreading Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, is now affecting children as well. In Gujarat, the epicentre of the rare fungal disease that affects Covid-19 patients, a 15-year-old was found to be infected with Mucormycosis. “This is the first case of paediatric Mucormycosis in Ahmedabad,” paediatric doctor Abhishek Bansal said on Saturday, as reported by the news agency ANI