Louisiana Congressman-Elect Dies After Battling COVID-19
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We ran the numbers: There are 1536 news articles covering this topic. 32% (494) are left leaning, 57% (868) are center, and 11% (174) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, congressman-elect Luke Letlow, who won a runoff earlier this month to represent Louisiana’s northeastern 5th District, died from complications of COVID-19. While left-leaning articles highlight that Letlow’s death has been met with shock and grief from lawmakers, right-leaning articles highlight that Letlow died of a heart attack after a procedure related to COVID-19.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Letlow’s death this week has been met with shock and grief from lawmakers, as it offers another stark example of the death toll of a pandemic that has killed more than 340,000 Americans. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards plans to send voters back to the polls to fill the seat probably on March 20.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that days before his death, Letlow was in intensive care at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, La., and was later transferred to Ochsner LSU Health. Letlow was 41 at the time of his passing and is survived by his wife and two young children.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Letlow died of a heart attack after a procedure related to COVID-19. The article notes that it still remains unclear why some young, healthy individuals experience severe symptoms of COVID-19.
From the left
‘Covid can kill’: Lawmakers issue fresh warnings about virus after death of Rep.-elect Luke Letlow
The Washington Post
From the right
Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died from heart attack after procedure related to coronavirus
Fox News