Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 18 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Today disclosed that so far 73 cases of black fungus (mucosal mycosis) were reported in the State.
Addressing a press conference here this evening, the CM said “50 of them are still under treatment while eight were cured and 15 have died.”
He said about 40% of the people in Kerala have been vaccinated with the first dose.
“We will speed up the vaccination as per the availability of the vaccine. At the same time, we must be careful to avoid congestion at vaccine centres. They should not become centres of disease transmission. The authorities and the people must act responsibly in this regard.”
The Government hospitals in Kerala currently has 3,040 ICU beds. Of these, 1,137 beds are being used for the treatment of Covid patients and 736 beds for non-Covid patients.
About 61.6% of the ICU beds in government hospitals are now occupied. Of the 7,468 ICU beds in private hospitals, 1,091 are used to treat Covid patients. The total number of ventilators currently available in government hospitals is 2,293.
Of these, 611 ventilators are in use for the treatment of Covid patients and 163 for the treatment of non-Covid patients. About 33.8 % of ventilators in government hospitals are in use. Of the 2,432 ventilators in private hospitals, 508 are currently being used for Covid treatment.

Paediatric intensive care facilities are being strengthened to ensure expert treatment of children in the event of a third wave. An additional 10-bed paediatric ICU will be established in medical college hospitals.(UNI)