Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today inaugurated a Plasma Therapy Unit for treating COVID-19 patients at the Seven Hills Hospital in suburban Andheri. He urged those who have recovered from the deadly infection to help save lives by donating blood plasma. The unit is an initiative of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). It will offer convalescent plasma therapy to COVID-19 patients using donated blood plasma from those who have recovered.
 
AIR Mumbai correspondent reports that the ace batsman said researchers around the globe are working to find an effective vaccine and treatment. In this, plasma therapy has emerged as an option to treat critically ill patients. Meanwhile, Mumbai registered 806 new corona virus cases in last 24 hours while 64 patients succumbed to the disease. 

The local civic body Health Department informed though the number of cases is rising, 985 patients were cured and discharged in last 24 hours. So far, 58,137 patients have been cured while presently there are 22,996 active cases in Mumbai.