MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to release the cause of Gustavo “Gus” Clavijo’s recent death in Miami Beach. But his friends suspect he was a victim of COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus. His friends, who include local DJs, bartenders, night club owners and promoters, said he liked everything from house to disco and he preferred vinyl. How I wish I would have been there,” Mestre wrote on Facebook. “Gus and I spoke every day ... Gus was a healthy happy joyful person before March 20th," Glassman wrote, adding “Gus could not breathe.