Washington, Dec 24, 2021, SPA -- The United States of America recorded 243,817 new infections, along with 1,522 deaths due to 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 reached 51,574,787, while the number of deaths rose to 809,300. --SPA 22:19 LOCAL TIME 19:19 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1669590