A day after MiD DAY reported how St George Hospital’s regional blood bank had to throw away 44.45 litres of blood, as they had crossed the expiration date, doctors at the bank revealed that they are now facing a shortage of around 100 units of blood. The reason? No blood donation camps were held in the city in recent weeks due to the Diwali celebrations.

Dr Bharat Ghodke, in-charge of the hospital’s blood bank said, “While the Right to Information (RTI) reply did specify that 44.45 litres of blood had expired in a span of one year and eight months, this did not take place due to our apathy. We are actually in need of 100 units of blood now.”