46 donate their plasma in 10 days in Surat

Surat: Suratis are known for their generosity to help others and the pandemic is no exception. As many as 46 people who have recovered from Covid-19 have donated their plasma in the last 10 days in the city to help other patients who are under treatment.
According to sources, 25 people have donated their plasma at the blood bank at New Civil Hospital and 21 people have donated their plasma at the blood bank at SMIMER hospital in the city in the last 10 days.
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and New Civil Hospital (NCH) have appealed to those who have recovered from Covid-19 to come forward and donate their plasma to help other patients recover from it.
“We are collecting plasma from different blood groups for the treatment of Covid-19 patients and we are encouraging people to donate their plasma and help fight the pandemic,” said Dr Mayur Jagar, in- charge of blood bank at the New Civil Hospital.
“We have started administering plasma in Covid-19 treatment at the SMIMER and we are hopeful of its good results,’‘ said a doctor involved in the plasma treatment.
According to the guideline, a person who has recovered from Covid-19 can donate his or her plasma after 28 days of recovery.
Meanwhile, Surat city reported 173 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday and four deaths due to the virus.
In Surat rural, 82 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported on Wednesday and two Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus.