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Study identifies thousands of deaths caused by heart disease and stroke during COVID-19 pandemic – News-Medical.Net
A major new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, t…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020
A major new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, that is 17 deaths each day over four months that probably could have been prevented.
Excess deaths are the number of deaths above what is normally expected – and the figure relates to the period from 2 March to 30 June, 2020.
The scientists believe the excess deaths were caused by people not…
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