Reuters :
US Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana died on Tuesday of Covid-19, his campaign said.
Letlow, 41, announced on December 18 that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from Covid-19”, his campaign manager, Andrew Bautsch, said.
“Letlow was admitted into a Monroe hospital on December 19 after testing positive for the coronavirus and was transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health on Tuesday, December 22 and placed in intensive care”, he added. Letlow, a Republican, won a runoff election on December 5 for the 5th District seat, which represents Northeast and Central Louisiana, and was due to be sworn in on Sunday.
US Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana died on Tuesday of Covid-19, his campaign said.
Letlow, 41, announced on December 18 that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from Covid-19”, his campaign manager, Andrew Bautsch, said.
“Letlow was admitted into a Monroe hospital on December 19 after testing positive for the coronavirus and was transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health on Tuesday, December 22 and placed in intensive care”, he added. Letlow, a Republican, won a runoff election on December 5 for the 5th District seat, which represents Northeast and Central Louisiana, and was due to be sworn in on Sunday.
