SINGAPORE, 18 Jan (CNA)- Singapore reported 1,448 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jan 18), comprising 990 local infections and 458 imported ones.

There were no fatalities, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH). The death toll from coronavirus complications stands at 843.

The weekly infection growth rate is 1.76, up from Monday's 1.60. A figure above 1 means that the number of new weekly cases is rising.

A total of 589 new Omicron infections were confirmed on Tuesday, comprising 85 imported cases and 504 local cases. This is presented as a separate set of data from the daily COVID-19 cases.

As of Tuesday, Singapore has recorded 294,462 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.