COVID-19 kills former US secretary of state, Colin Powell

<p><strong>US Former Secretary of State&comma; Colin Powell is dead&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was 84 years old&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the family&comma; Powell died of COVID-19 complications&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement released by the family reads&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;General Colin L&period; Powell&comma; former U&period;S&period; Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff&comma; passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was fully vaccinated&period; We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;gunmen-attack-ebonyi-police-station-free-inmates-photos-1&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;339966&semi;">Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Police Headquarters&comma; Free Prisoners<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have lost a remarkable and loving husband&comma; father&comma; grandfather and a great American&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The four star general was the first black secretary of State&period; He served under several Republican administrations – including for Ronald Reagan&comma; George H&period; W&period; Bush and George W&period; Bush&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>By Doris Israel Ijeoma<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;