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A man accused of assaulting a nurse at a hospital has appeared in court.
Cameron Mackay, 33, of Rougemont Close, Salisbury, faces a charge of assaulting an emergency worker at Salisbury District Hospital on Thursday.
He is also accused of causing a nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises and appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Mr Mackay was bailed ahead of an appearance at South East Wiltshire Magistrates Court on 1 March.
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It brings the total number of coronavirus deaths at the hospital since the pandemic began to 132. On a more positive note, the number of positive patients cared for at the hospital has gone down. Today (January 21) the figure has gone down by 20. A spokesperson from Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust said: Sadly, we can confirm that a further five patients who had been cared for at Salisbury District Hospital have sadly died. 132 patients in total have now passed away. Three women, one in her eighties and two in their nineties, and two men in their eighties died on 20th January. All patients had underlying health conditions.