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Coverage dated December 18, 2021

State senator dies a month after telling a local radio station he was sick with Covid-19 while in El Salvador

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Kay Jones, CNN A Washington state senator has died a month after confirming with a local radio station he was in El Salvador and sick with Covid-19. State Sen. Doug Ericksen’s family announced his death through a statement issued Saturday by the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus, but they…

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  1. Washington Post

    Washington state senator Doug Ericksen dies after battling covid-19 (opens Washington Post)

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    While a cause of death was not provided, the news comes weeks after the Republican lawmaker reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus while traveling to El Salvador.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    State senator dies a month after telling a local radio station he was sick with Covid-19 while in El Salvador (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kay Jones, CNN A Washington state senator has died a month after confirming with a local radio station he was in El Salvador and sick with Covid-19. State Sen. Doug Ericksen’s family announced his death through a statement issued Saturday by the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus, but they…

  3. Insider

    A Washington state lawmaker who said he contracted COVID-19 while visiting El Salvador has died (opens Insider)

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    State Sen. Doug Ericksen fell ill with COVID-19 in El Salvador last month and asked his GOP colleagues to send him monoclonal antibody treatments.

  4. The Guardian

    Doug Ericksen, state senator who fought vaccine mandates, dies at 52 (opens The Guardian)

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    Washington Republican and Trump supporter who opposed pandemic emergency orders said he tested positive for Covid in El Salvador

  5. Newsweek

    Washington senator Doug Ericksen, who fought vaccine mandate, dies after COVID battle (opens Newsweek)

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    The Republican lawmaker's death came weeks after he revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 during a trip to El Salvador

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