Bangladesh on Wednesday saw the highest-ever jump in coronavirus cases in a single day as the health authorities confirmed the detection of record 1,162 new patients in the last 24 hours, raising the total cases to 17,822.

Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh rose to 15,691 on Monday as a record number of 1,034 new patients were detected in the last 24 hours, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).