Singapore reports 255 new Covid-19 cases which includes record 67 imported infections; daily cases lowest since Sept 6

As of Sunday, Singapore has recorded 275,910 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Dec 19: Singapore reported 255 new Covid-19 cases and three fatalities as of Sunday (Dec 19). This takes the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 813.

As of Sunday, Singapore has recorded 275,910 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Of the new cases, there were also 67 imported cases, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website.

This is the highest number of new imported infections reported in Singapore since the start of the pandemic. The previous high was 55 cases on Jan 30.

Sunday's case count is down from the 271 infections reported on Saturday.

It is also the lowest in more than three months, since Sept 6.

Among the 255 new cases, 188 are locally transmitted, comprising 182 in the community and six in migrant workers' dormitories.

The weekly infection growth rate is 0.56, falling from Saturday's 0.58. The growth rate has remained below 1 since Nov 13.