Comedian dies at age 38 just days after warning of horrendous Covid experience

Comedian Joe Luna has died just days after he began documenting his battle with coronavirus.

The 38-year-old Los Angeles performer known as Joe El Cholo passed away on November 23, days after opening up about the virus on social media.

The comedian – who was a double amputee and suffered from diabetes – was known to perform in several Pasadena and Hollywood locations throughout his comedy career.

In the days running up to his death, Joe shared several messages where he detailed the horrendous symptoms he was experiencing.

“Wow if its not one thing its another,” he wrote. “Dealing with chest pains n the pneumonia and the covid year its pretty intense I need all the prayers. That I make it threw… please Lords give me the strength fight [sic]” he wrote.

Joe also confirmed that he did not contract Covid-19 from performing but instead he picked up the virus from close contact.

Speaking to his followers on November 22, Joe also shared a stark warning about the dangers of Covid-19 after he had contracted the virus.

He said: “I’m going to show you guys my journey through my good and bad times because it’s all about showing my people out there, if you think that Covid is a joke, if you think this won’t be you…then trust me; it hits everybody differently.”

The performer was then reportedly admitted to hospital after his condition worsened before sadly passing away.

Although no official cause of death has been confirmed, Joe had revealed he had contracted Covid and pneumonia in the days before his death.

The performer’s family have confirmed on Instagram that a memorial will be held for the late comedian in the coming days.

They have also set up a GoFundMe page in order to collect donations that will go towards the comedian’s funeral.

Joe’s son Jose Talavera has also opened up about his dad’s brave battle with the deadly virus.

Talavera noted that the entire family had become ill with the virus but his father had been particularly affected.

“It was like his lungs were hurting more than we all felt before. All of us were coughing and sneezing,” Jose revealed, according to FoxLA.

“For his funeral, he doesn’t want anyone crying so we’re going to put together a show because that’s what he would have wanted. He wanted people to be laughing and having fun,” Jose continued.

Cases of coronavirus have continued to soar across the United States with at least 13,615,100 confirmed cases reported in the US as of Tuesday morning.

At least 268,000 US citizens have died of the virus so far, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

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