U.S. 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, Reuters reports. "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 Deccember 5 for the 5th District seat, which represents Northeast and Central Louisiana, and was due to be sworn in on Sunday.

Source: The Standard December 30, 2020 05:26 UTC