VietBF - Dân biểu Ron Wright (CH-TX) 67 tuổi chết vì COVID-19

02/08/21

Texas Rep. Ron Wright dies following COVID-19 diagnosis

Theo trang AXIOS - Dân biểu đảng Cộng hoà Ron Wright vừa qua đời vì COVID-19, là vị dân biểu Quốc hội liên bang đầu tiên bị đại dịch này tước đi sinh mạng.

Ông Wright, 67 tuổi, xét nghiệm dương tính COVID-19 vào cuối tháng một. Ông nói với báo chí lúc ấy ông đang chịu đựng “triệu chứng nhẹ.”

Vào năm 2019, ông được phát hiện mang trong người bệnh ung thư phổi.

Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas) died on Sunday night following a battle with COVID-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 67.

Why it matters: Wright was first elected to Congress in 2018 and re-elected last year. He'd battled multiple bouts of lung cancer in recent years and was hospitalized last fall due to complications with his treatment, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The big picture: Wright is the first member of Congress to die from the coronavirus. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.) died last December while battling the virus, before he could be sworn into office. Letlow was 41 years old