There is still a critical need for blood and the Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) is calling for more donors.

KBC officials sent out an urgent message Sunday afternoon, but the turnout Monday was not what they had hoped for.

Mandy Brajuha, External Relations VP for KBC says most centers are seeing about 72 donors daily which is roughly half of what they could see before the pandemic.

“We want to have a three day supply of blood on hand at all times. We’re definitely well under a one day supply right now.”

Brajuha says they thought this is what they assumed their position in March would be, but the community stepped up and filled donation centers to help bridge the gap from an 80 percent drop in mobile collections.

Officials say they are not accepting walk-ins due to COVID-19 but say you can call ahead to register for a donation time.