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Singapore reported 365 new Covid-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday, Dec. 28.
This is a spike as there were 280 infections reported the previous day Dec. 27.
Imported infections: 173, a new record
Locally transmitted: 192 (191 in the community + 1 in migrant worker's dormitory)
Deaths: 0 (Second day since Sep. 19, 2021 that saw no new Covid-19 deaths reported)
Death toll from coronavirus complications: 825
Omicron cases
The MOH website is presenting the daily new Covid-19 cases separately from new confirmed Omicron cases.
New Omicron variant infections: 134 (94 imported cases + 40 local cases)
Weekly infection growth rate: 0.67
A figure below 1 indicates that the number of new weekly Covid-19 cases is falling.
Singapore has recorded 278,409 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Hospitalisations
Intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate: 49.1 per cent
In ICU required close monitoring: 6
In ICU critically ill: 17
Patients in hospital: 303
Requiring oxygen supplementation: 43
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