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A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications.
Dec. 29, 2020, 10:06 p.m. ET2 hours ago
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By Bryan Pietsch
Luke Letlow, a Republican who was elected to the House of Representatives this month to represent Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District, died on Tuesday evening of complications from Covid-19, a spokesman said. He was 41.
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Mr. Letlow said on Dec. 18 that he was isolating at home after testing positive for the coronavirus. He was later hospitalized in Monroe, La., before being transferred to the hospital in Shreveport, Mr. Bautsch said on Dec. 23. Mr. Letlow had been receiving the antiviral drug remdesivir and steroids to treat his infection, Mr. Bautsch said.
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He did not have any underlying conditions that would have increased his chances of dying from Covid-19, Dr. G.E. Ghali, a doctor at the Shreveport hospital, told The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La.
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According to Ballotopedia, Mr. Letlow is the first elected federal official to die from Covid;
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/...uisiana-died-from-covid-19-complications.html
Dec. 29, 2020, 10:06 p.m. ET2 hours ago
2 hours ago
By Bryan Pietsch
Luke Letlow, a Republican who was elected to the House of Representatives this month to represent Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District, died on Tuesday evening of complications from Covid-19, a spokesman said. He was 41.
snip
Mr. Letlow said on Dec. 18 that he was isolating at home after testing positive for the coronavirus. He was later hospitalized in Monroe, La., before being transferred to the hospital in Shreveport, Mr. Bautsch said on Dec. 23. Mr. Letlow had been receiving the antiviral drug remdesivir and steroids to treat his infection, Mr. Bautsch said.
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He did not have any underlying conditions that would have increased his chances of dying from Covid-19, Dr. G.E. Ghali, a doctor at the Shreveport hospital, told The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La.
snip
According to Ballotopedia, Mr. Letlow is the first elected federal official to die from Covid;
more...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/...uisiana-died-from-covid-19-complications.html