Covid death hits US capitol

A longtime staffer for Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) died from the coronavirus on Friday, the congressman announced, becoming the first known congressional aide to die from the illness.

Buchanan said in a statement that he was “devastated” by the death of Gary Tibbetts, a field representative who had been a member of the congressman's staff since 2011.

Tibbetts, 66, a retired police officer, died at a Florida hospital.

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Buchanan had first announced on July 15 that Tibbetts had been hospitalized with COVID-19 and was in stable condition. Neither Buchanan nor any of his other staff had been in recent contact with Tibbetts, his office said at the time.

  The Hill

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