Doha, December 24, 2021, SPA -- Qatar recorded 248 confirmed new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 ), in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of the infected cases to 247,517. In a statement, the Qatari Ministry of Public Health stated that it recorded 146 recoveries, bringing the tally of recoveries to 244,462. --SPA 19:08 LOCAL TIME 16:08 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1669543