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A patient will make the official count only if their primary cause of death is pneumonia or respiratory failure caused by the virus, says director of Peking University First Hospital’s infectious disease department

A Chinese health official says the country only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that limits the numbers of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions

Bob Black, 71, was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in June after contracting pneumonia and Covid-19

Causes of disease need to be pinpointed in each person, so they can be targeted more specifically.