Colin Powell to Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, well-known personalities who succumbed to COVID-19 in 2021

Former US State Secretary of State Colin Powell died on October 18, 2021, from the COVID-19 complications, Fox News reported citing his family members. In a Facebook post from Colin Powell's account, his family said, "General Colin L Powell, former US Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19." Powell was, reportedly, fully vaccinated. Son of Jamaican immigrants, he showcased America's opportunities for immigrant families.

Earlier this year, Indian actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal passed away due to Covid-related complications. He was 52. After retiring from the Indian Army, Bikramjeet entered showbiz in 2003. He has been part of films such as "Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year", "Aarakshan", "Murder 2", "2 States" and "The Ghazi Attack". He has also been TV shows such as "Diya Aur Baati Hum", "Yeh Hai Chahatein", "Dil Hi Toh Hai" and "24". He was also seen in the web series " Special Ops."

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Music Composer Shravan Rathod, of famous music director duo Nadeem-Shravan, passed away on April 22 due to COVID-19 related complications. He was admitted to SL Raheja hospital in Mumbai in a "critical" condition after testing positive for COVID-19. He breathed his last in the hospital. He reportedly had other comorbidities also.

Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died in April 2021 after battling COVID-19. She was 89. Tomar was admitted to a hospital after she complained of difficulty in breathing. Hailing from the Baghpat village in Uttar Pradesh, Tomar was already 60-plus when she picked up a gun for the first time but went on to win many national competitions, even inspiring a Bollywood movie, 'Saand ki Aankh', on her life. Bhumi Pednekar, who played her in the biopic, condoled her death among many others.

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The legendary TV host, who passed away in January 2021 aged 87, had contracted COVID-19 some time before his death. King was hospitalised and had received supplemental oxygen, according to news reports. However, later several news articles claimed that the virus was not the cause of his death, but rather it was sepsis. Reportedly, King's wife Shawn told Entertainment Tonight that he had recovered from COVID-19, but he died of sepsis as a complication. 

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