Washington, Oct 2, 2021, SPA -- The United States of America, in the past 24 hours, recorded 109,796 new infections and 1,752 deaths due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to statistics published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of the virus infections reached 43,409,950, while the number of deaths jumped to 696,603. --SPA 02:20 LOCAL TIME 23:20 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1629332