6 celebrities who have lost family members to the coronavirus

• Celebrities are taking to social media to mourn loved ones who have died after contracting the novel coronavirus.
• SNL's Michael Che, actor Nico Santos, and NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns all posted heartfelt captions with pictures of their deceased family members, in the hopes that their stories spread awareness about the pandemic.
• "I'm just frustrated, cause there's so much we still don't know about it," Che wrote. "To anybody that's lost someone to this virus like I have, I don't have to tell you how much it hurts. But just know what we will make it through this."
• Here are six celebrities who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Like many people grieving during the pandemic, celebrities are taking to social media to mourn loved ones who have died after contracting the novel coronavirus.

SNL's Michael Che, actor Nico Santos, and NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns all posted photos and heartfelt captions talking about their family members who died from the coronavirus, in the hopes that their stories will spread awareness about the pandemic.

"I'm just frustrated, cause there's so much we still don't know about it," Che wrote. "To anybody that's lost someone to this virus like I have, I don't have to tell you how much it hurts. But just know what we will make it through this."

Here are six celebrities who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus