Omicron cases fall in Singapore as 811 new Covid-19 infections announced on Saturday (Jan 8)

Of the 811 new cases on Saturday (Jan 8), 544 were imported infections, 253 in the community and 14 in migrant worker dormitories. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (The Straits Times/ANN): The weekly Covid-19 infection growth rate here increased for the 15th consecutive day on Saturday (Jan 8), edging up to 1.73 from 1.69 the day before.

But the number of new cases involving the Omicron variant fell from 535 on Friday to 404.