Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin Dies After Contracting CCP Virus

Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin died late on Friday from complications of the CCP virus, a disease caused by COVID-19. He was 60 years old.

Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Russell), listens to debate on the floor of the Senate during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Steve Helber/File Photo via AP

Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin died late on Friday from complications of COVID-19, a disease caused by the CCP virus. He was 60 years old.

The Republican senator of Russell County who represented Southwest Virginia was mourned by lawmakers from around the state after his late Friday death at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, where he was receiving treatment since mid-December.