A 40-year-old patient with Mucormycosis, or Black Fungus, who had recently “recovered” from COVID-19 died on Friday at Government Medical College Jammu, becoming the first fatality of its kind in J&K.
Quoting Principal GMC Jammu, Dr Shashi Sudan to news agency reported that the person, a resident of Poonch was under observation for last two days and subsequently succumbed this afternoon at the health facility.
Dr Sudan said the patient had recently recovered from Covid-19 and was now suffering from “uncontrolled diabetes”.
“The patient had Mycormycosis apparently due to long term use of steroid drugs,” she said.
It has been learnt that the deceased was admitted to the health facility on May 19.
