Washington, Aug 20, 2021, SPA -- The United States of America recorded 135,494 new infections and 962 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to statistics published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of the virus infections in the country reached 37,396,282, while the number of deaths jumped to 624,213. --SPA 03:18 LOCAL TIME 00:18 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1605194