A Nalasopara resident, Sanjay Pandey, has lost his vision in the left eye to the fungal infection, mucormycosis also called black fungus, that has been targeting an increasing number of Covid-19 patients. Although Pandey spent around Rs 18 lakh on treatment, delayed diagnoses and treatment led to the vision loss, his kin claimed. They are now struggling to procure the costly medicines, without which he may suffer a brain haemorrhage.

Pandey before he fell ill