SINGAPORE, 05 Nov (CNA)- Singapore reported 1,767 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Nov 5) as nine more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 67 and 85. All of them 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 468.

The number of new cases reported on Friday is down from the 3,003 infections reported on Thursday.

It is also the lowest daily COVID-19 caseload since Sep 27, when 1,647 infections were reported.

MOH said the fall in the number of cases on Friday is likely due to fewer swabs being done over the Deepavali holiday at Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs) and polyclinics.

The weekly infection growth rate is 0.81 as of Friday, a decrease from 0.93 on Thursday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

This is the third consecutive day the weekly infection growth rate has remained below 1.

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

Of the new cases reported on Friday, 1,759 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 1,639 in the community and 120 in migrant workers' dormitories.

There are eight imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 10.25pm.

As of Friday, Singapore has reported 212,745 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.