Deaths from irregular heartbeat have driven a rise in excess mortality, according to official figures.
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales from cardiac arrhythmia was above average for much of the first half of 2022, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) wrote on Tuesday.
The data overall showed that the number of deaths has been above the five-year average, with 3,848 excess deaths registered in the first half of 2022.
The total number of deaths from an irregular heartbeat was 37.1 percent above average in March and 23.1 percent above average in April, a rise from 13.7 percent in January and 9.2 percent in February….