Timur Laut deputy police chief Lee Swee Sake said police received information from Penang Hospital that an unidentified woman was brought in unconscious from a Tanjung Tokong hotel.

Lee said the woman had travelled to Penang with her partner for a holiday on April 3 and had been staying at the hotel.

She was reportedly found in a weak state by her partner at about 9.30am after taking a shower, before losing consciousness while resting.

An ambulance from Penang Hospital was called to provide emergency assistance before she was taken to the hospital for further treatment.

She was pronounced dead at 11.46am while receiving treatment.

Lee said checks on the body and an investigation at the scene found no criminal elements.

A post-mortem was conducted, and the cause of death has been withheld pending further laboratory analysis.

Police have classified the case as sudden death.