Brasilia, July 22, 2021, SPA -- Brazil recorded 45,517 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 1,424 deaths in the past 24 hours. The Brazilian health authorities stated that the total number of the virus infections reached 19,473,954, while the total deaths rose to 545,604. --SPA 01:17 LOCAL TIME 22:17 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1589885