London, Dec 23, 2021, SPA -- Britain recorded 119,789 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 147 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 11,769,921, while the death toll jumped to 147,720. --SPA 21:47 LOCAL TIME 18:47 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1669340