“Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who appeared in popular musicals such as “Waitress” and “A Bronx Tale” and inspired the world with his months-long struggle against the coronavirus, has died, his wife Amanda Kloots said on Sunday. He was 41.
The theater community has rallied around Cordero since he was hospitalized in Los Angeles with what doctors initially thought was a severe case of pneumonia on April 1. As Cordero’s condition worsened, and he tested positive for Covid-19, the actor was put in a medically induced coma at Los Angeles’ Cedar Sinai Hospital.
Although Cordero did eventually wake up from the coma and repeatedly tested negative for the virus, he faced more health struggles. His right leg was amputated and doctors discovered holes in the actor’s lungs.
On June 3, as Cordero’s health deteriorated, Kloots posted another Instagram story, saying, “I’ve been told a couple times that he won’t make it. I’ve been told to say goodbye. I’ve been told it would take a miracle.””
https://nypost.com/2020/07/05/nick-cordero-broadway-star-of-waitress-and-a-bronx-tale-dead-at-41/
