Brasilia, December 19, 2021, SPA -- Brazil recorded 3,323 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 153 deaths in the past 24 hours. The Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that the total number of deaths rose to more than 618,000. -- SPA 05:51 LOCAL TIME 02:51 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1667052