A new report from a nationwide team of more than 5,000 doctors shows promising results for using convalescent plasma, an experimental treatment that uses antibody-rich blood serum of recovered COVID-19 patients to help the sick. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC Convalescent Plasma Appears Safe As COVID-19 Treatment, Study Shows | NBC Nightly News

With 1543 new cases in the last 24 hours, the total COVID19 positive cases in the country are now 29,435. 684 patients have been found cured, in the last 24 hours; our recovery rate is now 23.3%. This is a progressive increase in recovery rate,” said Lav Agrawal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry. “Plasma therapy is being experimented, however no evidence that this can be used as a treatment. National level study launched by ICMR to study efficacy,” added Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health. Watch the latest live English news and updates on India Today. #IndiaTodayLive #IndiaNewsLive #LatestNewsIndia #EnglishNews Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you’ll never miss a new video. https://bit.ly/2RMeq9w All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button! India Today TV is India’s leading English News Channel. India Today YouTube channel offers latest news videos on Politics, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, Lifestyle, Auto, Technology, Travel, Entertainment and a lot more. Stay tuned for latest updates and in-depth analysis of news from India and around the world! Download Mobile App from India’s No.1 News Video Publisher : https://indiatoday.app.link/zKoSVVDrnP Follow us: Official website: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndiaToday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday