Sean Connery: Star died from 'respiratory failure' due to pneumonia - condition explained
READ MORE: Peter Kay: Comic's 'first hand experience' of 'complex' disease - condition explainedThe pockets become filled with fluid or puss and when this happens symptoms such as coughing, phlegm, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing are likely to ensue. DON'T MISSRespiratory failure, including pneumonia, is a common killer in the UK. Between 2020 and 2021, pneumonia deaths reached 19,642, according to the Office for National Statistics.