One heat-related case in Sabah

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 13 cases of heat-related illness from the 1st to the 9th Epidemiological Week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said of that number, four were heatstroke cases, while another nine were related to heat exhaustion.

“All cases resulted from outdoor physical activities during hot weather conditions. One case of heat stroke required close monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit, while another case of heat exhaustion received treatment in the general ward at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital, Langkawi, Kedah.

“Eleven other cases have undergone treatment and fully recovered,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Dr Muhammad Radzi said Perak had seven cases of heatrelated illness, followed by Kedah with five cases and Sabah reported one case. On Thursday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement posted on its Facebook page, said that the Pokok Sena area in Kedah recorded a level two heatwave.

A level two heatwave refers to daily maximum temperatures of 37 to 40 degrees Celsius for at least three consecutive days.

According to the statement, the alert-level hot weather was recorded in 21 areas across the peninsula, namely Perlis; Pulau Langkawi, Kota Setar, Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Sik, Yan, Pendang and Baling, Kedah; Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Timur Laut in Penang; Kuala Kangsar, Perak; Petaling and Sepang in Selangor; Kuala Lumpur; Beaufort, Sabah; and Limbang, Sarawak.

Level one heatwave refers to daily maximum temperatures of 35 to 37 degrees Celsius for at least three consecutive days.