Bihar: Medicine supply dries up as Black Fungus cases rise

The supply of a key drug has dried up in Bihar hospitals as Black Fungus cases have seen an alarming spike. NDTV has reported that the state government has not sent supplies of the anti-fungal injection for over 300 patients admitted in different hospitals of Patna for two straight days.

Liposomal Amphotericin B injection is the most effective treatment for Black Fungus or Mucormycosis. The state government has assured that the supply will resume on Tuesday.

The report added that two premier hospitals in Patna, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, last received the medication on Saturday. But the number of vials was limited and far below the requirement of the 200-plus patients admitted in the two hospitals.

The Patna AIIMS -- which had operated on more than 60 patients of Black Fungus -- and has 110 patients admitted now, needs at least 700 vials a day.