American Red Cross calls for Georgia donors after winter weather creates low blood supply

American Red Cross volunteers disinfect a registration table during a Red Cross and Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team blood drive at Chase Field Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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This story was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 5:38 p.m.

The American Red Cross of Georgia is calling on donors to give blood.

The organization claims that due to severe winter weather across the country and the wildfires in Southern California, over 500 blood drives in January have been canceled. According to the Red Cross, this has resulted in more than 12,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations.