US State Senator Jerry Relph dies after Covid-19 diagnosis
From CNN's Hollie Silverman
Republican Minnesota State Senator Jerry Relph. Minnesota State Legislature
Republican Minnesota State Senator Jerry Relph has died, a statement from his family said Friday night.
Relph, 76, had been diagnosed with Covid-19 after discovering he was exposed at the State Capitol and had been admitted to an emergency room for his symptoms, CNN affiliate WCCO reported.
He died Friday, according to the family statement.
“I'm heartbroken to share that my husband, Jerry Relph, has passed away and entered his heavenly home," his wife Pegi Broker-Relph said in the statement.