811 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; 404 Omicron infections confirmed
As of Saturday (Jan 8, 2022), Singapore has recorded 284,802 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Singapore reported 811 new Covid-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jan 8), including 544 imported infections.
There were no fatalities, with the death toll from coronavirus complications remaining at 837, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website.
Saturday’s case count was up from the 777 infections reported on Friday.
A total of 404 new Omicron infections were also confirmed on Saturday, comprising 243 imported cases and 161 local cases.
The weekly infection growth rate on Saturday was 1.73, up from Friday's 1.69. A rate of more than 1 means that the number of new weekly cases is rising.
