Covid 19 patient recovers with plasma therapy; second in K’taka

Team Udayavani, Jun 5, 2020, 3:19 PM IST

Bengaluru: A COVID-19 patient undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital, has been successfully through plasma therapy, said Health Minister B. Sriramulu on Friday.

This is the second Covid 19 patient, in the state to recover through plasma therapy. Earlier on Tuesday the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubbali claimed the first plasma therapy recovery in a COVID patient.

“A middle-aged patient admitted in the Victoria Hospital ICU due to infection (Covid) has recovered and released from the acute care unit. This is the second case of a plasma recovered patient who is currently placed in a general ward,” tweeted Sriramulu.

The patient’s is showing signs of improvement and will be discharged as soon as possible, he added.

Sriramulu congratulated the hospital personnel for this feat.