A total of 253 positive tests for MRSA have been recorded since November.

Health Minister Joseph Cassar, who did not say whether the cases were at Mater Dei Hospital or elsewhere, explained that diagnosis was made through laboratory testing.

He was answering a Parliamentary question by Labour MP Michael Farrugia.

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