Officially, there have only been seven Covid deaths this week (up until 21 December), and none in the previous two weeks.
However, China has limited criteria for confirming Covid-19 deaths, which only includes those who die directly from respiratory illnesses caused by coronavirus, and not deaths caused by its knock-on effects.
The counting method does not correspond with WHO guidance, and results in a figure that is way below the death toll in many other countries.
In the week ending 11 December, official figures showed a fall in the total number of new infections across China after a peak the previous week.
