Canadian stage star Nick Cordero to lose leg in fight against COVID-19

Hamilton-raised Broadway star Nick Cordero's right leg must be amputated due to complications from COVID-19.

His wife Amanda Kloots says the blood stopped flowing to Cordero's leg after he was put on an ECMO machine.

The dancer-turned-celebrity personal trainer announced earlier this month that Cordero tested positive for COVID-19 in a Los Angeles hospital.

At the time, she said he was unconscious and on a ventilator, but showing signs of improvement.

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Kloots has said Cordero recently got a new infection in his lung, which caused his fever to spike, blood pressure to drop and heart to go into an irregular pattern.

She says that's when doctors put him on the ECMO machine, as well as dialysis to support his kidneys.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 18, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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We did this photo shoot with our friend @ash_a_ley about a month ago. I remember at the time saying to her that I really wanted to capture this time right now. Wow, am I glad we did! It’s Day 17 since Nick went under. Today his body is adjusting. Adjusting to being off ECMO, adjusting to more medications and some sideways steps but we are staying positive. He is no doubt receiving the best care from the team @cedarssinai ❤️ Continued prayers for our guy. I’ll see you at 3pm to sing and dance to Live Your Life! #wakeupnick

A post shared by AK! ⭐️ (@amandakloots) on Apr 17, 2020 at 1:45pm PDT

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  In this April 10, 2014 file photo, actor Nick Cordero attends the after party for the opening night of "Bullets Over Broadway" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway, will have to have his right leg amputated after suffering complications from the coronavirus, his wife Amanda Koots said on Instagram, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)