SINGAPORE, 21 Dec (CNA)- Singapore reported 280 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities as of noon on Tuesday (Dec 21).

This takes the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 817 deaths.

Tuesday's case count is up from the 195 infections reported on Monday.

Among the new cases, 226 are locally transmitted, comprising 221 in the community and five in migrant workers' dormitories.

There are also 54 imported cases, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website.

As of Monday, Singapore has recorded 276,385 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.