Just as Tommy "Tiny" Lister's loved ones suspected, he did have COVID-19 at the time of his death ... but the L.A. County Medical Examiner says that's not what caused his death.
According to his autopsy, the "Friday" star died of hypertensive & atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ... commonly called heart disease.
In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the ME also says a nasal swab came back positive for COVID-19 & notes Tommy had fluid in his chest when he died. Additionally, he had an enlarged heart with high blood pressure, poor circulation in his legs & coronary artery disease.
TMZ broke the story ... the 62-year-old actor died suddenly last year at his L.A.-area home. Paramedics responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tommy's manager, Cindy Cowan, said he'd been experiencing COVID symptoms in the days leading up to his death & was clearly having difficulty breathing during an online chat he had just days before he passed.
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Source: TMZ
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