BHF says there were nearly 5,000 excess deaths from heart and circulatory diseases since start of outbreak
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Almost 5,000 more people in England have died from heart problems than would be expected since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has said.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said there had been 4,622 “excess deaths” from heart and circulatory diseases between the start of the pandemic and mid-October.
