PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — A total of 45 heat-related illness cases were reported nationwide until yesterday, involving 33 cases of heat exhaustion, 11 cases of heatstroke and one...
Health director-general Datuk Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said 45 heat-related illness cases were reported nationwide until yesterday, involving 33 cases of heat exhaustion, 11 cases of heatstroke and one case of heat cramp. — Bernama picPUTRAJAYA, April 14 — A total of 45 heat-related illness cases were reported nationwide until yesterday, involving 33 cases of heat exhaustion, 11 cases of heatstroke and one case of heat cramp.
“Cumulatively, two deaths due to heatstroke have been reported. The first death was a 22-year-old man, and the second was a three-year-old boy in Kelantan,” he said in a statement here today.Dr Muhammad Radzi said there are currently four cases still receiving treatment in hospitals, including one heatstroke case treated in the Intensive Care Unit and three cases treated in regular wards consisting of two heatstroke cases and one case of heat exhaustion.
MoH is monitoring heat-related illnesses following a warning issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department yesterday, Dr Muhammad Radzi said.
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