Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,233 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday, reports BSS.
Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 834 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection.
Another 1,754 were treated for diarrhea and 2,645 for other diseases including jaundice, inflammation in the eye, skin diseases, and fever.
Fifty four deaths were reported across the country between November 1 and January 10 due to cold-related diseases.
