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Aude “Ady” Alaskar,27,died on Tuesday night after what health authorities have described as a sudden deterioration.Credit:Facebook

He lived with his wife in Liverpool and the couple were isolating after testing positive to COVID-19.

Mr Alaskar’s wife,a disability support worker,caught the virus first before he became infected on July 21. He died on the 13th day of his isolation period.

Friends of Mr Alaskar,the youngest person in NSW to die with COVID-19,said they were in shock upon hearing the news. One man described the 27-year-old,who went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday evening,as “kind-hearted”.

Gunners Soccer Club,in Macquarie Fields,led tributes to Mr Alaskar,remembering him as a “true gentleman”.

“We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family,friends and the AA4 team mates of Aude (Ady) Alaskar,” the team posted on social media.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time. Ady was a true gentleman both on and off the field and will be greatly missed. Rest in Peace Brother.”

A friend posted on social media:“We express our condolences to ourselves,the family and friends of the deceased.”

Another friend wrote:“Why is the world so mean and it takes the good ones?”

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the man was not vaccinated.

“Obviously our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones,” she said. “But it demonstrates again how this disease is lethal,how it affects people of all ages.”

Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said the young man’s death had been referred to the NSW Coroner. She said he was being treated at home by South Western Sydney Local Health District but “suddenly deteriorated”.

“We are aware that with COVID you can get sudden deaths and I think that is important to understand,that your health status can deteriorate,” Dr Chant said,adding that the man was living at home with his wife,who was also a positive case.

“You can imagine the trauma for that other person,who has now been hospitalised,” Dr Chant said. “He was being checked daily,and he did complain of feeling a little fatigued but the deterioration happened suddenly.”

Two police officers who attended the couple’s home have undergone a COVID-19 test and are self-isolating until a negative result is received.

“The responding officers were wearing personal protective equipment in accordance with guidelines determined by the Clinical Excellence Commission,” a NSW Police spokesman said.

A woman in her 80s from the inner west who has been in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital since she tested positive on July 27 also died on Tuesday.

NSW reported 233 new local cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday,its third-highest daily figure during Sydney’s outbreak.

South Western Sydney Local Health District has been contacted for comment.

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