SINGAPORE, 26 Oct (CNA)- Singapore reported 3,277 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Oct 26) as 10 more people died from complications due to the virus.

The fatalities were aged between 66 and 98, All but one unvaccinated case had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.

This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 339.

The number of new COVID-19 infections is an increase from the daily count of 3,174 reported on Monday.

Among Tuesday's cases, 3,272 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,984 in the community and 288 in migrant workers' dormitories.

Five are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11.43pm.

The weekly infection growth rate is 1.11 as of Tuesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 179,095 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.