ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Blood donations are in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic and health officials are asking everyone healthy enough to donate to do so.
To encourage donations, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer met outside a Oneblood donation bus Wednesday afternoon to give blood. “Donations are down due to the outbreak of coronavirus, but we still need the blood for things other than the coronavirus,” Dyer said. “Today a lot of people are looking for ways that they can help and one of the ways that we can come together as a community is to give blood, and ensure we have an adequate supply right here in Central Florida.” Over 1,700 scheduled blood drives, which account for about 25,000 donations,