As B.C. moves towards a new set of restrictions to curb the Omicron variant from wreaking havoc, the province has recorded a grim record-breaking number of positive cases in a 24-hour window.
On Tuesday (Dec. 21), 1,308 more people tested positive for the respiratory disease since Monday. That brings the total number of cases since January 2020 to 229,643 in B.C.
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