Washington, Feb. 28, 2022, SPA -- The United States of America recorded, in the past 24 hours, 78,135 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 2,216 deaths as well. According to statistics published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of infections reached 78,732,221, while the death toll reached 944,517. --SPA 01:59 LOCAL TIME 22:59 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1698944