Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Bhubaneswar: As COVID deaths continue to rise in Odisha, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Director Ajay Parida on Friday informed that Plasma therapy to treat coronavirus patients will start at four hospitals in the State.

Within next 10 to 12 days, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate four such facilities at SCB Medical College and Hospital, KIMS, SUM Hospital, and Aditya Hospital. Preparations are underway to make SCB a hub of plasma therapy, Parida said after attending a meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan here.

The ILS director said that at present, more than 5,000 RT-PCR tests are being conducted per day in the State and target has been set to ramp up the testing capacity to 6,000 per day.

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