The Republican Luke Letlow, 41, is the first Covid victim in the US Congress. Letlow had just been elected in the fifth district of Louisiana and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. The governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, announced his death on Twitter, announcing the flags at half mast: “It is with my heart destroyed by grief that I offer our condolences to the family of Congressman Letlow, who died after fighting Covid. -19 “. Letlow leaves his wife Julia and two young children, who appear in numerous photos of the election campaign that he had recently concluded, after beating the state inch by inch.
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It was Letlow himself, last December 18, to announce who had tested positive for Coronavirus. The Republican exponent, three days later, was then hospitalized. And from his bed, until recently before his death, Letlow thanked via social media those who were praying for his recovery and his family.
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The United States has seen a worrying rise in recent months of Covid cases, becoming the country most affected by the pandemic in the world. As of Monday evening, the United States had 19.5 million cases and 337,918 deaths, by far the worst outcomes in the world. In 24 hours, 3,223 more deaths were recorded (+ 1%). According to data from John Hopkins University, to date, the victims in the US have been 331,116, out of a population which, according to data from the Census Bureau, is 330,750,000 inhabitants. One in 1,000 Americans, according to this report, has died from the pandemic.
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A dramatic picture, which pushes Joe Biden to accelerate with the emergency plan. One million vaccines against Covid-19 a day: is the goal set by the president-elect of the United States, who, in a brief statement to the press from Delaware, defined the plan as ambitious but feasible if Congress allocates the necessary funds. Instead, accusations against the president in office. “Trump’s plan is overdue,” he said, “as I have long feared and warned, it is not progressing enough. Trump had talked about 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of the year but there are two days to go until the end of the year and only a few million people have been vaccinated ». And then: “At this rate, it will take years to vaccinate all Americans.” Meanwhile, his next deputy, Kamala Harris Biden, was vaccinated live on TV with Moderna’s serum, who then asked Trump to appeal to citizens to use the mask.
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December 30, 2020 (change December 30, 2020 | 07:28)
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