SINGAPORE, 13 Mar (CNA)- Singapore reported 9,701 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Mar 13), the first time the daily figure has dropped below 10,000 in nearly a month.

The new infections comprise 9,597 local cases and 104 imported ones.

Six fatalities were reported on Sunday, taking the death toll from coronavirus complications to 1,145.

Singapore has recorded 939,436 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.