Bangladesh’s officially confirmed coronavirus cases went up to 260,507 with the detection of 2,907 new patients in 24 hours until Monday.

Bangladesh on Wednesday saw record growth in the daily COVID-19 cases as the health authorities confirmed the detection of the highest 3,190 new coronavirus patients in the span of 24 hours, raising the total number to 74,865.   During the same period, the death toll rose to 1012 with the death of 37 more people during the same period.

Bangladesh on Tuesday saw the highest number of single day new cases and deaths.