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Organ transplants set records over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). 

The nonprofit that manages the U.S. transplant system reported that, in 2021, there were more organ transplants than ever in a single year. 

The total transplants from January to December of last year – reported as 41,354 – exceeded 40,000 for the first time ever.

The reported number of organ transplants marked a 5.9% increase from the previous year.

A living donation – such as the donation of a healthy kidney – is arranged through the individual transplant centers according to criteria they have in place.

The Mayo Clinic reports that as many as 20 patients die in the U.S. every day due to a lack of donor organs.

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