There have been seven recorded cases of MRSA in patients at Ennis General over the past five years.
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New figures collected from microbiology labs across the state show that Clare’s County Hospital dealt with just one case last year, down from 4 in 2011.
There were no recorded incidents of the superbug at Ennis in the previous two years – while one patient was treated for MRSA in the hospital in 2008.
Overall there’s been a 20 percent reduction in the illness across the health system since 2011 and 20 hosptials had no recorded cases last year.
