<p>A woman infected with Covid-19 has died of mucormycosis or black fungus in Kolkata.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old woman, a resident of Haridevpur in the southern fringes of Kolkata, was admitted to the government-run Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, according to sources in the Health Department</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/after-black-fungus-bengaluru-medicos-brace-themselves-for-white-fungus-988501.html" target="_blank">After 'black fungus', Bengaluru medicos brace themselves for 'white fungus'</a></strong></p>.<p>“She succumbed to the fungus on Friday morning. The state government has formed an expert committee to deal with such cases,” said the Health Department official said.</p>.<p>He also said that there are five patients undergoing treatment in the state for the infection adding that all of them are from Bihar and Jharkhand.</p>.<p>“The state Government is keeping a close watch on the situation,” he said.</p>
<p>A woman infected with Covid-19 has died of mucormycosis or black fungus in Kolkata.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old woman, a resident of Haridevpur in the southern fringes of Kolkata, was admitted to the government-run Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, according to sources in the Health Department</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/after-black-fungus-bengaluru-medicos-brace-themselves-for-white-fungus-988501.html" target="_blank">After 'black fungus', Bengaluru medicos brace themselves for 'white fungus'</a></strong></p>.<p>“She succumbed to the fungus on Friday morning. The state government has formed an expert committee to deal with such cases,” said the Health Department official said.</p>.<p>He also said that there are five patients undergoing treatment in the state for the infection adding that all of them are from Bihar and Jharkhand.</p>.<p>“The state Government is keeping a close watch on the situation,” he said.</p>