The American Red Cross in Michigan and local hospitals continue to report that needed blood supplies are critically low, as the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered blood drives at businesses and schools.

Here's how and where to donate:

Henry Ford Health System and Health Alliance Plan are hosting upcoming blood drives in partnership with Versiti Blood Bank of Michigan. Versiti has implemented precautions to protect against the spread of COVID-19, including prescreening of both staff and potential donors, social distancing during the donation process (beds will be situated 6 feet apart) and frequent disinfecting of surface areas and beds.

Upcoming blood drives are:

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Health Alliance Plan’s corporate offices, 1414 E. Maple Road, in Troy.

Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at Henry Ford’s corporate offices, One Ford Place, between Second and Third streets, 3 ½ blocks south of West Grand Boulevard, in Detroit.

Registration is required for the blood drives, and can be made online at https://www.henryford.com/services/infectious-diseases/conditions/covid-19-coronavirus/blood-drive.

Call 1-800-RED -CROSS to schedule an appointment to donate blood at a nearby Red Cross donation center. The Red Cross is utilizing appointments, and taking other precautions, to maintain required social distancing to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

While some local blood drives are already full of appointments, the Red Cross urges those seeking to donate to wait a few days and look for another blood drive, as the need for blood donation's won't be alleviated in the weeks to come.

Contact Keith Matheny: (313) 222-5021 or kmatheny@freepress.com. Follow on Twitter @keithmatheny.