WASHINGTON - Colin Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19, his family said in a statement.
He was 84.The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had been fully vaccinated and was receiving treatment at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Maryland, according to a statement on Facebook."General Colin L.
Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19.
He was fully vaccinated," the family statement reads. "We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment.