hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The 100-year-old was taken into Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire, earlier today as concerns grew over his breathing.His daughter Hannah said that he was previously being treated for pneumonia ‘over the last few weeks’.
Captain Tom, who raised millions for the NHS during the first national lockdown, tested positive for Covid-19 last week. He is receiving treatment for the virus in a regular Covid ward and is currently not in a intensive care.
Writing on Captain Tom’s official Twitter account, Hannah: “I wanted to updated everybody that today my father was admitted to hospital. “Over the last few weeks he was being treated for pneumonia and last week tested positive for Covid-19.“He was at home.