Since the inception of the plasma bank at RGGGH, 169 persons have donated

A total of 29 personnel attached to the Fire and Rescue Services, who recovered
from COVID-19, donated plasma at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
(RGGGH) on Tuesday. Till date, 225 COVID-19 patients have received convalescent
plasma at RGGGH, according to Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar.

The Minister said that the Fire and Rescue Services personnel were on the front
line and carried out massive disinfection activities across the State, including at
government hospitals in Chennai. “Already, police personnel who had recovered from
COVID-19 donated plasma. Now, personnel of the Fire and Rescue Services have
donated plasma, and this will help in saving many lives,” he said.