Singapore reports 3,635 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,635 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (Nov 3) as 12 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 59 and 99. 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 442. 

The number of new cases reported on Wednesday is up from the 3,496 infections reported on Tuesday.

Of the new cases reported on Wednesday, 3,632 infections were locally transmitted, comprising 3,223 in the community and 409 in migrant workers' dormitories. 

There were three imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.30pm. 

The weekly infection growth rate was 0.96 as of Wednesday, falling below 1.0 for the first time since this figure began being reported by the Health Ministry. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before. 

As of Wednesday, Singapore has reported a total of  207,975 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.