The first patient to be successfully cured of COVID-19 infection through Plasma therapy discharged from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi yesterday.  <br />''<br />''Minister for Large and Medium Industries Jagdish Shettar along with KIMS Director Ramalingappa Antarani greeted the 65-year-old truck driver with a bouquet before he returned home in an ambulance.<br />'' <br />'' The truck driver, who had returned from Maharashtra, was admitted to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) with symptoms of cough, respiratory problems and fever on May 27. <br />''<br />''He was administered plasma therapy on May 28 and 29 after a 63-year old graveyard guard,  who was cured of the infection agreed to donate blood for extraction of plasma. Subsequently, the patient had shown signs of recovery. A team led by Dr. Ramalingappa carried out the therapy. <br />