Blood Connection experiences historic shortages after storm.

• Date: 20 January 2022

Between a surge in cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant and a spate of disruptive winter weather, the Piedmont-based The Blood Connection projects it will receive only 60% of the blood its partner hospitals need over the next month.

The community blood center is the sole provider for every hospital in the Upstate and 80 hospitals across the Carolinas and Georgia, according to the organization.

The past 10 months have spurred on a historic shortage for the Blood Connection, but as omicron cases are on the rise and roads have been blocked by snow and ice over the past week, the organization has struggled to...