As many as 205 persons, who have recovered from coronavirus, have registered names with the Ganjam district administration to donate plasma for treatment of serious Covid patients.
People in such a big number have come forward in response to a call made by district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange earlier. A unit of plasma donated by a person can heal two Covid patients, the Collector had said while urging people to donate plasma, a composition blood.
While 155 of 205 persons belong to rural areas, 50 are from urban areas who have offered to donate plasma.
Besides, 283 cured persons (246 from rural areas and 37 from urban areas) have registered names to be “Covid Friend” in the district.
So far, 1,150 Covid warriors have been infected with the virus in the district. While 13 of them have succumbed, 690 have recovered and 447 are undergoing treatment at different Covid hospitals.
Meanwhile, the State’s first ultramodern cremation centre has been established in the silk city. While 200 kg firewood is required to cremate a dead body in traditional system, the new system uses only 110 kg firewood to serve the purpose in less than one hour. Besides, the system creates less smoke.