Joe
Diffie,
a
Grammy
award-winning
country
music
singer
who
had
several
chart-topping
hits
in
the
1990s,
has
died
of
coronavirus.
He
was
61.
Diffie's
death
was
announced
on
his
Facebook
page,
which
said
he
died
on
Sunday
"from
complications
of
coronavirus."
His
death
came
just
two
days
after
he
had
announced
that
he
had
tested
positive
for
the
virus
and
was
receiving
medical
care.
"My
family
and
I
are
asking
for
privacy
at
this
time," he
said.
"We
want
to
remind
the
public
and
all
my
fans
to
be
vigilant,
cautious
and
careful
during
this
pandemic."
Diffie,
who
was
from
Oklahoma,
had
several
hit
songs
during
the
1990s
including
"Pickup
Man,"
"Prop
Me
Up
Beside
the
Jukebox
(If
I
Die)" and
"John
Deere
Green."
His
first
album,
"A
Thousand
Winding
Roads,"
was
released
in
1990
and
including
his
hit
song
"Home."
Nearly
137,000
people
have
tested
positive
for
coronavirus
in
the
United
States
and
there
have
been
more
than
2,400
deaths.