For the second consecutive year, cadaveric organ donations in Karnataka have crossed the century mark. The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), which is the nodal agency that facilitates cadaver organ donations, has recorded 104 donations till July 31.
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Last year, the State had recorded the third highest number of donations in the country with a total of 151, the highest ever. Overall, this is the third time since the inception of the erstwhile Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) for organ transplantation in 2007 that organ donations have crossed 100. The State had recorded 105 donations in 2019.
