Various cold-related diseases affected 4,190 people across the country in the last 24 hours till Sunday (Jan 12) morning.
Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 701 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection (ARI), reports UNB.
Another 1,733 were treated for diarrhoea and 1,756 for other diseases, including jaundice, eye inflammation, skin problem and fever.
Fifty-four deaths were reported across the country between Nov 1 and Jan 12 due to cold-related diseases.