Number of Canadian Blood Donors Plummets to Lowest Point in a Decade During COVID-19

A blood donor clinic pictured at a shopping mall in Calgary, Alta., March 27, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Canadian Blood Services says it is struggling to replenish a critically low national supply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The organization says the virus that has persisted since March 2020 has resulted in the smallest donor base in a decade.