Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, a Republican who won election to Congress earlier this month, died on Dec. 29 from complications related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. He was 41.
Letlow was elected in a runoff to represent the state’s 5th Congressional District. He suffered a heart attack after undergoing an operation related to the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali told The Epoch Times.