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With recent recommendations to cancel events and to social distance, blood drives across America have seen cancellations. That means there’s a lack of donations.

Leaders at The Blood Connection say the recent coronavirus outbreak is negatively impacting blood donations and could lead to extreme shortages for local hospitals.

A RAL Today reporter gave donating blood a try at the TBC Raleigh Donation Center on Glenwood Avenue. Hear about his experience.

Concerns surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus) are negatively impacting the local blood supply, prompting calls for more donations.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) is negatively impacting blood donations. The situation in the Upstate is similar to the situation around the country, a trend that could lead to blood shortages and could negatively affect hospitals. 

Steve Harrell is traveling the country with one mission: to donate blood in every state. The Blood Connection helped Steve cross two states off his list. 

Paramedics at Prisma Health-Upstate now say new technology will make providing critical blood transfusions to trauma patients in the field possible. As Prisma’s blood provider, The Blood Connection is a part of this new lifesaving trend too.

The Blood Connection opened a temporary donation center inside the Greenville, North Carolina Mall for the holiday season.