Convicted drug dealer Yu Yuk Lai passed away on Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Corrections confirmed. She suffered a heart attack while confined at a hospital due to COVID-19, according to spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag.

Bureau of Corrections Spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag statement with the passing of convicted drug queen Yu Yuk Lai who tested positive for COVID-19.

Chaclag: Isang linggo nang naka-confine sa East Avenue Medical Center si Yu Yuk Lai.

Chaclag: Marami nang karamdaman ang drug queen na nasawi sa edad na 74.

According to the CNN report, Yu had been hospitalized at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City for a week from May 4 to May 11 due to the disease. She was tagged as a critical patient and died of a heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction, at 9:47 a.m., the BuCor said.