SINGAPORE, 07 NOV (CNA)- Singapore reported 2,553 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Nov 7), as 17 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus.

The fatalities were aged between 45 and 89. All of them, except for an 85-year-old vaccinated person, 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 497.

The number of new cases reported on Sunday is down from the 3,035 infections reported on Saturday.

The weekly infection growth rate was 0.81 as of Sunday, a decrease from the 0.83 reported on Saturday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.

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

Of the new cases reported on Sunday, 2,548 infections were locally transmitted, comprising 2,343 in the community and 205 in migrant workers' dormitories.

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

As of Sunday, Singapore has reported 218,333 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.