uk Captain Sir Tom Moore dies aged 100 after contracting coronavirus and pneumonia Captain Sir Tom raised more than £32m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. wales Covid deaths in Wales dip slightly but nation still records third-highest weekly fatalities The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics for the week beginning the end of January 22 have been released The number of coronavirus-related deaths decreased in the latest weekly figures published by the Office for National Statistics but it was nevertheless the third-highest seven-day figure in Wales at any point during the pandemic. A total of 8,422 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending January 22 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to the figures released on Tuesday. That represents the second-highest weekly number since the pandemic began when the figures from England and Wales are looked at together. In Wales the total number of registered deaths by any cause in week three of 2021 was 265 above than the five-year average but the overall number of deaths in Wales fell by 93 in the third week of the year. The number of registered deaths in Wales involving Covid-19 decreased from 467 in week two, which was Wales' deadliest week of the pandemic, to 447 in week three. That figure represents the third-highest recorded at any point during the pandemic in Wales.

variant UK finds more coronavirus cases with 'concerning' mutations Some research appears to show E484K may help the virus evade parts of the immune system called antibodies. But early results from Moderna suggest its vaccine is still effective against variants with this mutation - although the body's immune response may not be as strong or prolonged. Public Health England is investigating cases of coronavirus with 'worrying' new genetic changes that have been found in some regions of the UK. Tests show they have a mutation, called E484K, that is already seen in the South Africa variant. Although this change may reduce vaccine effectiveness, the current ones in use should still work, say experts. There have been 11 cases in Bristol and a cluster of 32 cases in Liverpool. Urgent testing for the South Africa variant is already starting in parts of England and could be rolled out to other areas seeing different variants with the same E484K mutation. Scientists working with Public Health England found a small number of cases of the UK 'Kent' variant with the E484K mutation - it was seen in 11 out of 214,159 samples that they tested, and predominantly from the South West of England. It is likely there may be more cases that haven't yet been found. The Liverpool area has seen 32 cases of original coronavirus that have the E484K mutation too.