Cold-related diseases affect 6,070 people in 24 hrs

Various cold-related diseases have affected 6,070 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday, reports UNB.

Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 910 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection.

Another 2,034 were treated for diarrhoea, and 3,126 for other diseases including jaundice, inflammation in the eye, skin diseases, and fever.

Fifty deaths were reported across the country between 1 November and 30 December due to cold-related diseases.