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13Jul

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Kris Chupp, DJ

Kris Chupp aka DJ Steel, a popular Valley DJ, passed away due to complications from COVID-19 on July 12, 2020. The 42 years old was the entertainment director for Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row. He was a professional DJ well-known in the country music scene. According to a GoFundMe page set up for Chupp's wife and family, Chupp passed away in the morning of July 12, 2020, due to complications from the coronavirus. He'd been in the ICU since June 26. abc15 Arizona

12Jul

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

Dinesh Shah, realtor

Dinesh Shah ‑ a 65-year-old builder from Ghatkopar, Maharashtra ‑ succumbed to Coronavirus at Somaiya Hospital on July 11, 2020. The deceased is suspected to have contracted the deadly virus while distributing meals during the lockdown. Shah, owner of Swastik builders, used to help the poor and the needy by providing them with food during the lockdown period. The builder is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. As per a report in Times of India, Shah's friends said that he fed around 6 lakh people on behalf of the Lions club. His son Hiren said that when his father showed symptoms of COVID-19, an X-ray and CT scan was conducted, whose results detected pneumonia. Post which, Shah was mobilised at home with medicines. After his condition wor...

12Jul

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

Suresh Jadhav, policeman

Suresh Jadhav ‑ an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Mumbai Police ‑ passed away on July 11, 2020, of coronavirus disease. Mumbai Police, in a tweet from its official handle on the microblogging social media website, informed of the unfortunate demise of the police officer and mentioned that Suresh Yadav was from the DN Nagar Traffic division. "Mumbai Police regrets to inform about the unfortunate demise of ASI Suresh Ishwar Jadhav from D.N. Nagar Traffic Division. Shri. Jadhav was battling Coronavirus. We pray for his soul to rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," the Mumbai Police informed in a tweet.

11Jul

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Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Rev. Vickey Gibbs, preacher

Rev. Vickey Gibbs, a prominent Houston preacher and activist for marginalized Christians, died on July 10, 2020, from COVID-19. A few days before she was taken to an emergency room, diagnosed with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator. Houston Chronicle

10Jul

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

Hareswar Nath, police constable

Hareswar Nath, a 53-year-old Assam Police personnel, died due to COVID-19 pandemic at IITG COVID care centre on July 10, 2020. The deceased had tested positive for Coronavirus on July 7. Hareswar Nath, 16 IRBn, was a non-symptomatic patient with no co morbidities, However, he later succumbed to COVID 19 at IITG COVID care centre. His oxygen levels plummeted to 90 within hours and hence he collapsed. News Live

10Jul

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Billy Joe Driver, mayor

Billy Joe Driver, the longtime Clanton Mayor, passed away on July 9, 2020, after complication from COVID-19. The 84-year-old mayor was admitted to St. Vincent’s Chilton on Sunday (June 28) for treatment of the virus. On the following Tuesday, Driver was transferred to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham. Driver was first elected to the Clanton city council in 1972. In his nearly 50 years in politics Driver never lost a race. Prior to becoming politically active, Driver had worked for the city of Clanton since 1953. In 2011 Business Alabama Magazine named Driver as one of Alabama’s favorite mayors. Driver described the City that he served for seven decades as “Clanton, a growing city with a rich history, is the seat of Chilton County Alabama, the stat...

10Jul

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Bangladesh, High Profilers, Profiles

Md Lokman Hossain Mridha, politician

Md Lokman Hossain Mridham – the Faridpur district council chairman and Awami League district unit vice-president ‑ died from the new coronavirus at a Dhaka hospital in the morning of July 10, 2020. He was 77. Lokman, also a veteran freedom fighter, breathed his last at 11am at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute & Hospital in Mohakhali while undergoing treatment there, said Faridpur Deputy Commissioner Atul Sarkar. Hossain was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital on June 22 and had tested positive for coronavirus the next day, said his personal secretary Rezaul Karim Mithu. Later on June 24, he was shifted to the hospital in the capital and was put under ventilation on Thursday as his condition deteriorated, he added. Hossain left behind wife, four sons...

10Jul

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High Profilers, Iraq, Profiles

Ghida Kambash, politician

Ghida Kambash, an Iraqi lawmaker, died on July 10, 2020, after contracting the novel coronavirus She was the first Parliament member to succumb to the virus in the country. The 46-year-old was a three-time MP from Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, and helped pass laws on education reform and social welfare. She leaves behind four children. "With great sadness, we mourn for you, our dear colleague Dr. Ghaida Kambash, who died after two weeks of struggling due to coronavirus”, MP Muqdam Al-Jumaili said.

9Jul

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Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Joe Gonzalez, Restaurateur

Joe Gonzalez ‑ the owner of Mamacitas restaurants and El Jardin in East End ‑ died from the coronavirus on July 8, 2020. He was also Dr Laura Murillo's brother, who is the president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Murillo posted a photo of her brother on Facebook. It's not known how long Gonzalez had been experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. ABC13

9Jul

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High Profilers, Ivory Coast, Profiles

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister

Amadou Gon Coulibaly ‑ Ivory Coast's Prime Minister ‑ died on July 8, 2020, in the city of Abidjan. ''I am deeply saddened to announce that Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly left us in the afternoon, after having taken part in the Council of Ministers," JeuneAfrique quoted Patrick Achi, secretary general of the Ivorian presidency as saying. "Ivory Coast is mourning," Achi said. The Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara also expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Coulibaly, 61, returned to Ivory Coast on July 2, after two months in France for medical check-up. In March, Coulibaly announced his self-isolation following contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. He later tested negative twice. "I w...