SINGAPORE, Nov. 6 (CNA) - Singapore reported 3,035 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Nov 6), as 12 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 60 and 98. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.

This brings Singapore’s total death toll to 480.

The number of new cases reported on Friday is up from the 1,767 infections reported on Friday.

The weekly infection growth rate is 0.83 as of Saturday, an increase from the 0.81 as of Friday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

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

Of the new cases reported on Saturday, 3,030 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,928 in the community and 102 in migrant workers' dormitories.

There are five imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.40pm.

As of Saturday, Singapore has reported 215,780 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.