SINGAPORE, 08 Nov (CNA)- Singapore reported 2,470 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Nov 8), as 14 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 56 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 death toll to 511.

The number of new cases reported on Monday is down from the 2,553 infections reported on Sunday.

The weekly infection growth rate was 0.84 as of Monday, an increase from the 0.81 reported on Sunday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

This was the sixth consecutive day the weekly infection growth rate has remained below 1.

Of the new cases reported on Monday, 2,463 infections were locally transmitted, comprising 2,307 in the community and 156 in migrant workers' dormitories.

There were seven imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 10.40pm.

As of Monday, Singapore has reported 220,803 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.