London, Dec 31, 2021, SPA -- Britain recorded 189,846 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 203 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 12,937,886, while the death toll jumped to 148,624. --SPA 22:27 LOCAL TIME 19:27 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1672342