335 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including record 76 imported infections
There are 76 imported cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Dec 23, the highest number of new imported infections reported here since the start of the pandemic.
Singapore reported 335 new Covid-19 cases and one fatality as of noon on Wednesday (Dec 22). This takes the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 818 deaths.
Wednesday's case count is up from the 280 infections reported on Tuesday. Among the new cases, 259 are locally transmitted, comprising 245 in the community and 14 in migrant workers' dormitories, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website.
There are also 76 imported cases, the highest number of new imported infections reported in Singapore since the start of the pandemic. The previous high was 67 imported cases on Dec 19.
The weekly infection growth rate is 0.54, down from Tuesday's 0.56. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has remained below 1 since Nov 13. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly Covid-19 cases is falling.
