Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R-La., died of a heart attack after a procedure to address COVID-related illness, according to medical officials at his hospital.
‘Covid can kill’: Lawmakers issue fresh warnings about virus after death of Rep.-elect Luke Letlow David Nakamura, Fenit Nirappil Rep.-elect Luke Letlow’s coronavirus death this week has been met with shock and grief from fellow lawmakers, offering another stark example of the lethality of a pandemic that has killed more than 340,000 Americans. Letlow, 41, died Tuesday at a hospital in Shreveport, La., succumbing to the virus just days before he was to be sworn in Sunday after winning a runoff vote this month for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. The Republican was set to succeed his former boss, Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.), who did not run again after three terms.