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U.K. Fundraising Icon Capt. Tom Moore Dies From COVID At 100

The 100-year-old WWII veteran helped raise nearly $40 million for the U.K.'s National Health System and coronavirus relief effort.

U.K. Fundraising Icon Capt. Tom Moore Dies From COVID At 100
Joe Giddens / AP
Gage Jackson
By Gage Jackson
SMS
Posted: 3:35 p.m. EST Feb 2, 2021

A 100-year-old World War II veteran who raised millions in COVID relief has died from the coronavirus.

Captain Sir Tom Moore became a national icon in the U.K. when he walked 100 laps around his garden – helping raise nearly $40 million for the National Health System. 

His family said he was taken to the hospital Sunday after being treated for pneumonia and later died after contracting COVID-19.