Of late, doctors across the city have started to see an unusual rise in post-Covid urinary tract infection (UTI), which is primarily being diagnosed in women who have diabetes and those who have been on steroids or were using catheters during treatment of the viral infection.

Speaking to mid-day, Dr Tarun Jain, urologist, Apollo Spectra Mumbai, said, “Last week, we had a 35-year-old woman patient, who came to us and complained of a burning sensation and pain while passing urine, which was then detected as UTI. She said she developed these symptoms while recovering from Covid.” He added that the patient, who is a lawyer by profession, had received steroids during treatment, which probably predisposed an otherwise healthy woman to UTI. Dr Jain said that many Covid patients were having UTI due to fungal infection.