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He was undergoing treatment for the virus at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport
Letlow had developed a COVID-related blood clot and underwent two procedures to treat it
The second follow-up procedure appeared to go to plan on Tuesday
Letlow then suffered a heart attack later that day and died
His death sent shockwaves through the government and the nation given his age and that he had no underlying health conditions
He is the first federally-elected official to die from the infection
The 41-year-old s funeral is planned for Saturday afternoon at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe
Weeks before his death he held campaign rallies indoors and outdoors
Louisiana congressman-elect dies after battling COVID-19
The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, as the House and Senate return to work. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
by: Jim Acosta, Jamie Gangel and Paul LeBlanc, CNN
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Dec 29, 2020 / 10:40 PM EST
(CNN) Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, a Republican from Louisiana, has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, CNN confirmed Tuesday night.
In a statement released on Twitter, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that @FirstLadyOfLA and I offer our condolences to Congressman-elect Luke Letlow’s family on his passing after a battle with COVID-19.”
Two Republican sources also confirmed Letlow’s passing to CNN.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Photo: Facebook. Congressman Luke Letlow, a healthy 41-year-old until his death yesterday from coronavirus is seen meeting constituents recently.
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana–December 29th, 2020–In a shocking event, even by the standards of 2020, it has been announced that Luke Letlow, Louisiana’s incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he was due to be sworn into office.
He was just 41 years old and had no known prior medical issues, it was said.
The 41-year-old died just 11 days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, he said he was at home, ‘resting, following all CDC guidelines, quarantine protocols, and the recommendations of my doctors’.