The mortality rate exceeds 50%.
According to government data, the western state of Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases at 9,348.
Before the pandemic, India handled only 20 cases per year on average, and only people with severely impaired immunity, including those with high blood sugar levels, would be at risk. AIDS virus Or organ transplant recipients.
Experts attribute the recent rise to excessive use of steroids to treat Covid-19.
The Indian government announced Black Fungus Due to the surge in cases, social media was flooded with desperate requests for drugs to treat the disease, which led to the epidemic in May.
Government data released on Tuesday showed that the number of infections peaked in May and June, and has since fallen sharply.
But the Hindustan Times reported on Monday that there has been an increase in child cases in the northern state of Rajasthan.
