PUTRAJAYA, June 11 — Monitoring until yesterday has indicated that the cumulative number of cases of heat-related diseases has increased to 96 compared to 93 on June 3.
In a brief report on the hot weather status today, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said the breakdown of cases according to diagnosis is 22 cases of heat stroke, 68 cases of heat exhaustion, and six cases of heat convulsions.
However, only one new case of death due to heat stroke was reported on June 4, involving a 31-year-old adult man in Ulu Kinta, Perak, bringing the number of deaths due to heat stroke to four.
"There are no cases being treated at the hospital at this time. All cases have received treatment and recovered," it said.
Meanwhile, Nadma said that until yesterday, only one dam showed a decrease in the current storage of raw water and was at a dangerous level: the Muda Dam in Kedah, at 28.32 percent.
"Six other dams show the remaining storage of raw water is at the warning level, namely the Malut Dam in Kedah (30.00 per cent), the Sembrong Barat Dam in Johor (44.88 per cent), the Teluk Bahang Dam in Penang (45.30 per cent), the Timah Tasoh Dam in Perlis (47.15 per cent), the Bukit Merah Dam in Perak (48.60 per cent), and the Pedu Dam in Kedah (58.27 per cent)," it said, citing the National Water Services Commission.
In relation to the hot weather status, four districts in the Peninsula recorded alert-level hot weather on June 7, while the day after, only two districts recorded that level.
"On June 9, 2024, there were three districts in the Peninsula and one district in Sarawak recording alert-level hot weather, while yesterday, only one district in the Peninsula and one district in Sarawak each recorded the same level of hot weather," Nadma said.
As for the status of air pollution, from June 5 to June 11, two areas recorded unhealthy air quality, with Cheras in Kuala Lumpur at 116 on the Air Pollution Index, and 167 in Kuala Dungun in Terengganu.
— Bernama
