AMAZON MANAGER, 35, BECOMES COMPANY'S FIRST EMPLOYEE TO DIE FROM CORONAVIRUS

Gerard Tuzara was formerly an officer in the US Air Force before he began working at Amazon

Gerard Tuzara is the first known employee from Amazon to die from the disease.

Air Force veteran, Tuzara, worked as an operations manager at Amazon's Hawthorne facility near LAX airport. 

The 35-year-old is believed to have passed away on March 31. 

A week later a vacation in Mexico he began experiencing flu-like symptoms and was admitted to hospital, Amazon confirmed to DailyMail.com on Tuesday.

It's not known exactly where Tuzara first contracted the disease.

His death was announced as an increasing number of claims have been leveled at the company over the level to which the company is providing safety protections for the workers in its warehouses and delivery workers. 

It was revealed on Tuesday that Amazon has fired three more employees who spoke out over the company's pandemic working conditions.

One of Tuzara's friends wrote a tribute which has been posted in the warehouse where he worked.  

'Gerry was an Air Force officer, a loving husband, son and uncle,' the letter read. 'He will be greatly missed.'