The legendary singer Cy Tucker has died at the age of 76 after becoming infected with coronavirus. Cy, who performed with The Beatles in Liverpool before their heyday, fell ill a week ago with COVID-19 symptoms and died at the Royal Liverpool Hospital after falling ill with symptoms one week ago, the Liverpool Echo reports.
A close friend of Cy's, Arthur Kerevan, 69, said the musician started showing coronavirus symptoms after playing a gig last Saturday.
It is thought Cy is the first person in Liverpool to die after suffering from coronavirus symptoms. Speaking to the Echo, Cy's family said: "As a family we are devastated at the sudden loss of our husband, father-in-law, grandad, brother and friend who touched so many lives through