Red Cross in need of local blood donors to help COVID-19 patients
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The pandemic shut down many crucial blood drives including popular events at Purdue University.
Vitalant is showing how many donors have positive covid-19 antibody tests.
The company examined more than 250 thousand donations from june until july.
In what the company considers the tupelo region, which is north mississippi, the antibody positive test rate was two point 51 percent in july.
Vitalant says it is releasing the numbers to encourage those who test positive to consider becoming a convalescent plasma donor.
The plasma donors could help current covid-19 patients with their recovery.
The pandemic shut down many crucial blood drives including popular events at Purdue University.
WAAY 31's Grace Cambpell spoke with the Lifesouth district director about the precautions they're taking to keep donors safe from..