By A one-time US Republican Presidential candidate, Herman Cain, has died of COVID-19.
Cain, former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and conservative Black voice in American politics was diagnosed with the disease in late June after attending a Tulsa, Oklahoma, political rally for President Donald Trump, an event where many attendees crowded close together without wearing face masks.
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“You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning.
“Herman Cain — our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us — has passed away,” Dan Calabrese, the editor of Cain’s website, wrote in a statement.
Cain was admitted to hospital and diagnosed of coronavirus on 1 July after appearing at a rally held by the president in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on 20 June.
