Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 18 -- Kerala has witnessed a surge in organ pledge registrations following two successful heart transplant surgeries conducted at Lisie Hospital, Kochi, on September 11 and 13. In a week, 650 new organ pledges were recorded, bringing the total to 7,866 registrations, with 193 pledges added on September 12 and 180 Pledges added on September 13, which is the highest ever.

According to official data of the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram leads the district tally with 1,942 registrations, followed by Ernakulam (867), Kollam (763), and Kozhikode (667). The majority of new pledges came from individuals in the 30-45 age group.

The spike comes in the wake of two successful heart tran...