Washington, United States.
The Republican Congressman Ron Wright deceased dand covid-19, his team announced Monday, becoming the first member of the United States Capitol when succumbing to the virus.
The legislator of 67 year old Texas passed away on Sunday. “For the past two weeks, Ron and (his wife) hospitalized “ in Dallas after you’ve been infected with covid-19 “their spokesmen said in a statement.
The Texan had received cancer treatment “in recent years,” she detailed.
On January 21 Ron Wright announced that he had tested positive COVID-19 “after being in contact with a person with the virus” The last week.
“I feel mild symptomsyes but in general it goes well and I keep workingor (…) from home this week, ”he added in a statement, asking for compliance with instructions from health authorities of U.S in front of struggle the spread of the virus.
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Ron Wright so became the first of 535 legislators Bee Congress (435 in the House and 100 in the Senate) in succumb to illness.
Luke Letlow, 41, who was elected to represent the state of Louisiana in the November election, died COVID-19 in December, before that to take over early January.
U.S is most affected by the country in the world pandemic in absolute terms, by more than 460,000 dead.