One-time presidential candidate Herman Cain dies from COVID-19 complications

Herman CainHerman CainHerman Cain undergoing oxygen treatment in hospital after coronavirus diagnosis On The Money: Mnuchin says GOP has ‘fundamental’ deal on T coronavirus relief package | Inside the GOP stimulus proposal | Weekly jobless claims rise to 1.4 million Romney will oppose Trump Fed nominee who backed gold standard MORE, a former Republican presidential candidate, died at age 74 from COVID-19 complications, a spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.

“Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away,” Cain’s website editor Dan Calabrese said in a post. 

You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have no choice but to seek and find God’s strength and comfort to deal… #HermanCain https://t.co/BtOgoLVqKz

— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) July 30, 2020

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Cain was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month and admitted to the hospital on July 1, 10 days after he attended President TrumpDonald John TrumpGovernors’ approval ratings drop as COVID-19 cases mount Gohmert says he will take hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment Virginia governor, senators request CDC aid with coronavirus outbreak at immigrant detention facility MORE’s rally in Tulsa, Okla.

A spokesperson posted on Twitter earlier this week that the former candidate was undergoing oxygen treatment while still at the hospital.

This developing report will be updated.