Published: 3/1/2021 4:13:37 PM
Donors who attended the blood drive hosted by the Jaffrey Bible Church on Thursday donated a total of 32 pints of blood.
“The need for blood is constant. Particularly in the winter months. And that is compounded this year by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mary Brant, communications manager for the Red Cross Northern New England region.
In late February, several winter storms in a row resulted in several canceled blood drives across the state, Brant said, resulting in a need for several short-notice drives across the state to replenish blood banks at area hospitals. Brant said the two types in most demand are, as they always are, O positive, which is the most common blood type, and O negative, which is considered the “universal donor” and can be given to a person with any blood type.