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Coincidentally, Letlow was elected to Congress the day before his 41st birthday. Less than three weeks after his election, he was hospitalized in Monroe with the coronavirus, a day after being diagnosed with the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2020/12/19/luke-letlow-la-louisiana-congressman-elect-hospitalized-covid-19/3974083001/|title=Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow hospitalized as COVID symptoms persist|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 19, 2020|author=Greg Hilburn|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> He was later transferred to intensive care, where he received [[remdesivir]] (which has been proven to be useless in combating COVID-19) instead of [[hydroxychloroquine]].<ref>Polus, Sarah (December 23, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531511-louisiana-rep-elect-in-intensive-care-after-covid-19-diagnosis Louisiana congressman-elect in intensive care after COVID-19 diagnosis]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>
Coincidentally, Letlow was elected to Congress the day before his 41st birthday. Less than three weeks after his election, he was hospitalized in Monroe with the coronavirus, a day after being diagnosed with the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2020/12/19/luke-letlow-la-louisiana-congressman-elect-hospitalized-covid-19/3974083001/|title=Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow hospitalized as COVID symptoms persist|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 19, 2020|author=Greg Hilburn|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> He was later transferred to intensive care, where he received [[remdesivir]] (which has been proven to be useless in combating COVID-19) instead of [[hydroxychloroquine]].<ref>Polus, Sarah (December 23, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531511-louisiana-rep-elect-in-intensive-care-after-covid-19-diagnosis Louisiana congressman-elect in intensive care after COVID-19 diagnosis]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>
Following Letlow's death, many [[liberal bigotry|bigoted leftists]] stormed social media outlets including [[Twitter]] to mock and falsely blame him for supposedly not taking the coronavirus seriously enough.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/12/30/vox-journalist-mocks-the-death-of-republican-congressmanelect-from-covid19-n2582296 Vox Reporter Backpedals His Mocking of Republican Rep-Elect Death from COVID After Twitter Beatdown]</ref> However, this was despite the fact that he had frequently wore a mask in public and largely took precautions.<ref>https://twitter.com/ErinGaetz/status/1344149863748038656</ref>
==Political positions==
==Political positions==