SINGAPORE, 23 Dec (CNA)- Singapore reported 322 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Dec 23), of which 89 are imported, setting a record high for the second day in a row.

There are also two fatalities, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 820 deaths.

The weekly infection growth rate is 0.57, up from Wednesday's 0.54. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

The growth rate has remained below 1 since Nov 13. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.

As of Thursday, Singapore has recorded 277,042 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.