SINGAPORE, 15 Nov (CNA)- Singapore reported 2,069 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Nov 15), as eight more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 71 and 96. 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 594.

The number of new cases reported on Monday is up from the 1,723 infections reported on Sunday.

The weekly infection growth rate was 0.94 as of Monday, lower than the 0.97 reported on Sunday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

Of the new cases reported on Monday, 2,065 infections were locally transmitted, comprising 1,964 cases in the community and 101 infections in migrant workers' dormitories.

There were four imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.10pm.

As of Monday, Singapore has reported 239,272 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.