SINGAPORE, 17 Jan (CNA)- Singapore reported 1,165 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Jan 17), including 534 imported infections.

There were no fatalities, and the death toll from coronavirus complications remains at 843.

Among the new cases reported on Monday, 631 were locally transmitted. The Health Ministry did not provide a breakdown of the number of cases in the community and in migrant workers' dormitories.

A total of 609 new Omicron infections were also confirmed on Monday, comprising 229 imported cases and 380 local cases. This is presented as a separate set of data from the daily COVID-19 cases.

The weekly infection growth rate on Monday was 1.60, up from Sunday's 1.49. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

A figure above 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is rising.

As of Monday, Singapore has recorded 293,014 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.