More than 500 additional deaths a week involving cardiovascular disease since the Covid pandemic began, charity finds

An analysis by charity the British Heart Foundation has found nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the Covid19 pandemic in England. This means that, on average, there have been more than 500 additional deaths a week involving cardiovascular disease since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

excess-deaths-involving-cvd-in-england_an-anlysis-and-explainer.pdf (bhf.org.uk)

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