SINGAPORE, 04 Nov (CNA)- Singapore reported 3,003 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Nov 3) and 17 more deaths from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities, aged between 55 and 93, all 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 459.

The number of new cases reported on Wednesday is down from the 3,635 infections reported on Tuesday.

The weekly infection growth rate fell further to 0.93 from 0.96 on Wednesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases in the past week over the week before.

Co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong had indicated that the weekly infection growth rate would be used as a marker for the possible easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Of the new cases reported on Thursday, 3,000 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,780 in the community and 220 in migrant workers' dormitories.

Three are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.20pm.

As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 21,0978 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.