Louisiana Organ Donations hit record high, despite pandemic
Louisiana Organ Donations hit record high, despite pandemic By Rob Masson | February 8, 2021 at 5:15 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 11:25 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Organ donations were at an all-time high last year, in spite of COVID-19. For people who have received organ transplants, they are life-saving, and doctors would like to see the trends continue to move in a positive direction.
The coronavirus presented major challenges for most of us last year, and the people who handle life-saving organ donations were no exception.
When the virus first hit it took 10 days to test a donor for coronavirus, and Covid restrictions at hospitals also made harvesting donated organs difficult.