Hospital bug deaths not recorded

EVEN though there have been more than 600 cases of the superbug C-diff recorded in Ireland in just the past two months, health officials have confirmed they are not recording the numbers of people dying from illnesses relating to the condition.

In the north, health officials were able to say eight people died of C-diff related illnesses in one region in July alone.

Figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show that up to 90 patients are being diagnosed every week with Clostridium difficile in the Republic.