UK pandemic fundraising hero Tom Moore died due to coronavirus in hospital on Tuesday. The 100-year-old British army veteran raised millions of pounds to help Britain’s health service in containing coronavirus pandemic last year.
Confirming his death, his daughters said that he had been suffering from pneumonia for the past weeks and tested positive for COVID-19.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore,” his daughters said in a statement following his death on Tuesday morning at Bedford Hospital in central England.
He was hospitalised when he needed help with his breathing at the weekend. His family said they were with him on Monday night during the last hours of his life.
“The last year of our father’s life was nothing short of remarkable. He was rejuvenated and experienced things he’d only ever dreamed of,” said the family statement.
Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden…
