Washington, Dec 22, 2021, SPA -- The United States of America recorded 288,579 new infections, along with 1,373 deaths due to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the total number of people infected with coronavirus in the country reached 51,115,304, as the total number of deaths jumped to 805,112. --SPA 21:16 LOCAL TIME 18:16 GMT 0032 www.spa.gov.sa/w1668899