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VRE INFECTIONS SPREAD

The North Coast Area Health Service has confirmed that at least two more people have contracted an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection known as VRE.

The latest cases identified at Grafton Hospital include a third person who has had contact with the bacterium, but has not tested positive to the infection.

This brings the total number of people in the region currently infected to 11.

A further 20 patients considered at risk of carrying the bacteria are now being monitored by medical staff.

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