London, Jan 6, 2022, SPA -- Britain recorded 179,756 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 231 deaths in the past 24 hours. The British Ministry of Health announced in a statement today that the total number of the virus infections reached 14015065, while the death toll jumped to 149,515. --SPA 21:49 LOCAL TIME 18:49 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1674898