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Tennessee breaks organ donation records in 2020 with more than 1,100 organs transplanted
The Tennessee Donor Services said that there were 390 organ donors in Tennessee during 2020, with 1,116 organs transplanted. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 3:34 PM EST January 29, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a decline in transplants and donations during March and April of 2020, but that didn t stop Tennessee from breaking records.
Tennessee Donor Services said that there were 390 organ donors and 1,116 organ transplants in the state last year. It set an all-time high in the service area, officials said. They also said 31,963 tissue grafts were recovered another new record. We are grateful for the decisions Tennesseans make daily to register as organ and tissue donors in order to help others, said Jill Grandas, the Executive Director of TDS. Over 1,000 people across the country are alive today because of an organ transplant countless others health