Blood supply critically low: Community Blood Center has only 1-2 days of certain types

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A nationwide winter blood shortage has left Community Blood Center with only 1-2 days of crucial types.

CBC says three blood types are critically low: O-negative, O-positive and B-negative. It has only a 1 to 2-day supply of each.

Overall, officials said they have only a 3 to 4-day supply of blood. This leaves little margin for emergencies, severe weather or sudden spikes in hospital demand…

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