<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to hospitals to counsel their Covid-19 patients to donate plasma after 14 days of recovery from the disease, noting that the number of donors is yet to pick pace.</p>.<p>As the city's coronavirus tally neared the one-lakh mark, the chief minister said there is no need to worry about the figure as around 72,000 people have already recovered from the virus. </p>.<p>Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said that there has been a major spike in demand for plasma over the past 4-5 days, after the opening of the country''s first plasma bank in Delhi.</p>.<p>"The number of plasma donors is less, while the number of people demanding plasma is huge. If it continues, the stock of plasma at the plasma bank will finish soon.</p>.<p>" I request recovered coronavirus patients to come forward and donate their plasma in large numbers," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal said his teams were also contacting such people and requesting them to donate plasma to save the lives of Covid-19 patients. </p>.<p>Last week, the government had set up the plasma bank at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS).</p>.<p>"I also appeal to all hospitals to counsel their Covid-19 patients for five minutes to donate their plasma after 14 days of recovery from the disease," he said.</p>.<p>Plasma is effective in reducing the risk of death, he said.</p>.<p>Plasma therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from Covid-19 and transfusing those into a coronavirus infected patient to help kick-start the immune system to fight the infection.</p>.<p>Terming plasma donors as "people's hope" in the wake of rising number of Covid-19 cases, the chief minister requested RWAs to honour plasma donor.</p>.<p>He also said that Delhi at present has 15,000 Covid-19 beds of which only 5,100 are occupied.</p>.<p>The chief minister said 20,000-24,000 tests are being conducted every day in the national capital, adding that there has also been decline in number of people admitting to hospitals.</p>.<p>At present, there are around 25,000 active cases in Delhi and of these, 15,000 people are currently in home-isolation.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Delhi recorded 2,505 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally close to the one-lakh mark, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,067.</p>
<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to hospitals to counsel their Covid-19 patients to donate plasma after 14 days of recovery from the disease, noting that the number of donors is yet to pick pace.</p>.<p>As the city's coronavirus tally neared the one-lakh mark, the chief minister said there is no need to worry about the figure as around 72,000 people have already recovered from the virus. </p>.<p>Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said that there has been a major spike in demand for plasma over the past 4-5 days, after the opening of the country''s first plasma bank in Delhi.</p>.<p>"The number of plasma donors is less, while the number of people demanding plasma is huge. If it continues, the stock of plasma at the plasma bank will finish soon.</p>.<p>" I request recovered coronavirus patients to come forward and donate their plasma in large numbers," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal said his teams were also contacting such people and requesting them to donate plasma to save the lives of Covid-19 patients. </p>.<p>Last week, the government had set up the plasma bank at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS).</p>.<p>"I also appeal to all hospitals to counsel their Covid-19 patients for five minutes to donate their plasma after 14 days of recovery from the disease," he said.</p>.<p>Plasma is effective in reducing the risk of death, he said.</p>.<p>Plasma therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from Covid-19 and transfusing those into a coronavirus infected patient to help kick-start the immune system to fight the infection.</p>.<p>Terming plasma donors as "people's hope" in the wake of rising number of Covid-19 cases, the chief minister requested RWAs to honour plasma donor.</p>.<p>He also said that Delhi at present has 15,000 Covid-19 beds of which only 5,100 are occupied.</p>.<p>The chief minister said 20,000-24,000 tests are being conducted every day in the national capital, adding that there has also been decline in number of people admitting to hospitals.</p>.<p>At present, there are around 25,000 active cases in Delhi and of these, 15,000 people are currently in home-isolation.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Delhi recorded 2,505 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally close to the one-lakh mark, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,067.</p>