SINGAPORE, 02 Jan (CNA)- Singapore reported 429 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jan 2), including 297 imported infections.

There were no fatalities, and the death toll from coronavirus complications remains at 829.
Among the new cases reported on Sunday, 132 were locally transmitted, comprising 128 in the community and four in migrant worker's dormitories.

Separately, MOH's website also showed that 155 new Omicron infections were confirmed on Sunday, comprising 119 imported cases and 36 local cases.

This is the ninth consecutive day the weekly infection growth rate has increased.

The rate has remained below 1 since Nov 13, indicating that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.

As of Sunday, Singapore has recorded 280,290 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.