Man who spent 99 days in the hospital with COVID-19 dies shortly after release Terry Roberson leaves Willis-Knighton Medical Center. (Source: Willis-Knighton Health System) By Alex Onken | January 19, 2021 at 8:59 AM CST - Updated January 19 at 8:07 PM
According to a Facebook post made by Terry Roberson’s daughter, he died on the morning of Monday, Jan. 18.
We have prayed endlessly for my dad to be healed and he finally is! Early this morning he was called to his heavenly.Posted by Alli Roberson on Monday, January 18, 2021
Health officials say Roberson was diagnosed Oct. 1, 2020 and spent a total of 99 days in the hospital, 73 of which were on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine.
Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow Dies After Battle With COVID-19
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Recently elected Congressman Luke Letlow has reportedly died at the age of 41 due to COVID-19 related illness. Letlow reportedly passed away at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport.
Letlow was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a runoff earlier this month to represent Louisiana s 5th District, and was set to be sworn in next week. He won the seat that was vacated when Congressman Ralph Abraham retired. Abraham was Letlow s former boss, as Letlow acted as the Congressman s Chief of Staff.