The first green fungus case of the country was reported in Madhya Pradesh a few days ago.
A resident of Baba Bakala, the patient had tested positive for Covid in March and had recovered.
Dr Ashutosh Dhanuka, consultant and pulmonologist, Critical Care Centre, Sacred Heart Hospital, Jalandhar, said, “The patient who hails from Baba Bakala in Amritsar was initially hospitalised after testing Covid-positve at Ludhiana in March.
While black fungus is more fatal, green fungus is characterised by invasion of the lungs by a fungus and needs strict medical treatment and monitoring.
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