SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported zero new COVID-19 deaths for Dec. 21, the same as the previous day, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
The country reported 3,030 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on Dec. 21 , compared with 3,101 a day earlier.
Excluding imported infections, China reported 2,966 new local cases, down from 3,049 a day earlier.
Severe cases rose by 45 across China on Wednesday, versus an increase of 53 the previous day. China does not provide absolute figures of severe cases.
As of Dec. 21, mainland China had confirmed 389,306 cases with symptoms.
Official figures have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of zero-COVID-19 policies.
(Reporting by Shanghai newsroom; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
