GRD jawan in Patan dies of mucormycosis infection

Palanpur: A 53-year-old man from Patan district succumbed to mucormycosis on Sunday, nine days after testing positive for Covid-19.
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that spreads menacingly fast in Covid patients suffering from uncontrolled diabetes and low immunity.
District health officials said this was the first case of death due to this fungal infection in north Gujarat.
The victim was identified as Dineshbhai Patel, a gram rakshak dal (GRD) man from Kamliwada village of Patan taluka and he died during treatment on December 19.
“We noticed blood clots on his forehead and the diagnosis confirmed that he had contracted mucormycosis. His brain and kidneys too got affected, damaging his chances of recovery,” said Dr Manish Ramavat, assistant medical superintendent of Dharpur Civil Hospital
Patel tested positive on December 11 and was admitted to a private Covid hospital in Ahmedabad.
From there, he was referred to Dharpur on December 16 as his condition was not improving.
“He was unconscious since the time he was brought from Ahmedabad hospital,” said Dr Ramavat.