The health department has recommended that the Cuyahoga County Jail take steps to reduce the spread of drug-resistant staph infections among inmates. The number of confirmed cases at the jail has risen from 63 in 2005 to 173 last year. The jail had reported 66 cases as of Aug. 18 — a pace that would total 106 cases by the end of the year, said Matt Carroll, director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health. While the projected total would be a decline from last year, the department wants to monitor the situation more closely and has asked the jail to provide monthly reports.
Cuyahoga County Jail under MRSA pressure
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