1,165 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; Omicron cases down


It is the first time since Dec 2 that Singapore has reported more than 1,000 new daily coronavirus cases. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): There were 1,165 new Covid-19 cases as at noon on Monday (Jan 17), an increase from the 863 cases reported on Sunday.

But the number of cases of the Omicron variant went down to 609, from 675 the day before, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.

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