Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies of COVID-19 at 41

Broadway actor and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero died of COVID-19 at the age of 41, his wife Amanda Kloots announced on Instagram on Sunday.

"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth," Kloots wrote in her post.

Amanda Kloots announced the death of her husband Nick Cordero on Instagram

Cordero was hospitalized in late March after an initial pneumonia diagnosis. In early April, he was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, and has since spent weeks in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

During his hospitalization, the actor suffered from severe medical complications that included a lung infection and septic shock, and had his right leg amputated. In a recent interview, Kloots said that her husband would need a double lung transplant.

Kloots has shared updates about Cordero's health since he was admitted to hospital and fans had been praying for him using the hashtag #WakeUpNick.

Cordero's friends, colleagues and fans took to Twitter to express their grief and many urged everyone to take the disease seriously.

Cordero's friends and colleagues took to Twitter to express their grief over his death.

"I can honesty tell you I have never met a kinder human being. Don't believe that Covid only claims the elderly and infirm," actor and friend Zach Braff tweeted.

Jessie Mueller, who starred along Cordero in "Waitress," said "heartbroken doesn't even cover it" and sent her condolences to his family.

"Love to the Cordero family. Please wear a mask. It has the power to prevent unspeakable suffering and sorrow," actor Bradley Whitford said.

"I've heard young people say 'well, if I die I die…' and I wish it were that simple. Wear a mask," a Twitter user commented.

Cordero's friends, colleagues and fans took to Twitter to express their grief over his death.

Canadian-born Cordero made a name for himself on Broadway stages, working on such productions as "Bullets Over Broadway," "The Toxic Avenger," "Waitress" and "A Bronx Tale." He also appeared in TV dramas like "Blue Bloods."

He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 and twice for the Drama Desk Awards.

(Cover image: File of actor Nick Cordero at an event in New York City on May 6, 2014. /CFP)