Deaths of celebrities and officials due to Covid-19

Ragaa al-Geddawy: Famed Egyptian actor Ragaa al-Geddawy died on July 5 after contracting the COVID-19 disease. She was 81.

Mohammad Yousuf Ghazanfar: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani's Special Representative for Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, died on Friday after contracting the virus.

Abdulmanap: UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's father and coach, died on June 3 following a coronavirus infection. In hospital since May after testing positive, Abdulmanap had also had heart surgery for a pre-existing issue complicated by the respiratory disease.

Ghulam Murtaza Baloch: The Sindh provincial minister for human settlement in Pakistan, died on June 2 after contracting the novel coronavirus.

Shaheen Raza: The Pakistani local legislator and female member of the provincial assembly of Punjab, the country's largest province, died in Lahore on May 20. She was 65. 

Dimitris Kremastinos: The former Greek health minister, cardiologist and university professor has died of the new coronavirus on May 8 at the age of 78.

Ty:  Born Ben Chijioke, the acclaimed UK hip-hop star, who was nominated for the Mercury prize for his album Upwards, died aged 47 on May 7 after contracting coronavirus.

Dave Greenfield: The keyboard player of UK band The Stranglers died at the age of 71 on May 3 after contracting COVID-19.

Abba Kyari: Nigeria's chief of staff died on April 17, becoming the country's highest profile person to pass away from the COVOD-19 disease.

Norman Hunter: The former Leeds United and England defender, 76, died after contracting the new coronavirus, the Championship (second-tier) club said on April 17. Hunter made 726 appearances for Leeds in 15 years at the club and earned the nickname "Bites yer legs" for his tough tackling.

Haydar Bas: The 73-year-old Turkish politician and leader of the Independent Turkey Party (BTP) died on April 14 in a state hospital in Trabzon province.

Steven Dick: The deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Budapest has died after contracting coronavirus, the UK's Foreign Office said on March 25.

Floyd Cardoz: Celebrity chef and winner of Season Three of the US show Top Chef Masters died on March 25 after testing positive for coronavirus. 

Manu Dibango: The 86-year-old Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend died in Paris on March 24, his representative said.

Antonio Vieira Monteiro: The chairman of the Portuguese unit of Santander, Spain's largest bank, and the second victim of the disease in Portugal, died from the coronavirus on March 18. Vieira Monteiro, 73, became chairman of Santander Totta in 2019 after seven years as chief executive. 

Ken Shimura: One of Japan's best-known comedians died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Tokyo, the public broadcaster NHK said on March 30.

David Hodgkiss: The chairman of the Lancashire Cricket Club in the United Kingdom died on March 30 after contracting coronavirus. 

Alan Merrill: The performer and songwriter known for the hit I Love Rock 'n' Roll, died on March 29 due COVID-19.

Pape Diouf: The 68-year-old former president of France's Marseille Olympics (from 2005 to 2009) died of COVID-19 on March 31 in Senegal, where he held dual citizenship. 

Rafael Gomez Nieto: The last surviving member of the Spanish forces that were the first units to liberate Paris from the Nazis in 1944 died on March 31, 2020, in a French nursing home.

Branislav Blazic: Serbia's state secretary in the environment protection ministry and a prominent member of President Aleksandar Vucic's conservative Progressive Party SNS died after testing positive for COVID-19, the country's national coronavirus crisis task force confirmed on April 1.

Nur Hassan Hussein: Somalia's former prime minister died in a London hospital on April 1 after contracting the new coronavirus.

Eddie Large: Best known for his role in comedy duo Little and Large, Large died on April 2 aged 78 after contracting coronavirus in hospital. 

Tom Dempsey: The former NFL player, who scored a then-record 63-yard (metre) field goal despite being born without toes on his kicking foot died on April 4, aged 73, after developing complications from COVID-19. 

Dolors Sala Carrio: The 82-year-old mother of Manchester City's coach Pep Guardiola died on April 6 after being diagnosed with coronavirus. 

Luis Sepulveda: The best-selling Chilean writer, who lived in northern Spain died on April 16, aged 70, after contracting coronavirus. 

Heherson Alvarez: The former senator and activist lost his battle against the new coronavirus, his family said on April 20. The 80-year-old passed away about three weeks after he and his wife tested positive for the virus.

Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi: A founding father of modern Somali music, died in London after contracting coronavirus. He was 91.

Ahmed Radhi: Former Iraqi football player died on June 21 in Baghdad due to complications from the novel coronavirus.