The American Red Cross says donations are at a 20-year low. It says in order to shore up the need at hospitals, an extra 8,000 blood donations would have to be collected each week.

The Red Cross last declared a blood shortage 18 months ago, Welch said, which was related to the COVID-19 pandemic as numerous drives were canceled or faced shorter hours and more restrictions.

The American Red Cross announced that it is experiencing the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years, in what the organization says is an emergency shortage.

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A summer slump in donations, made worse by climate disasters, has led to a national shortage at the American Red Cross, which distributes 40 percent of the blood supply.

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