Tuesday, December 29, 2020

First US Congressmember dies of Covid-19 December 29, 2020 at 08:14PM

A representative-elect from Louisiana died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected to Louisiana's 5th district and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the news on Twitter with a "heavy heart."

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