The federal capital has registered 36 new dengue fever cases during the past 24 hours, confirmed the district health officer (DHO).

In the last 24 hours 36 patients with dengue fever reported in rural and urban areas of the federal capital territory.

The death toll from dengue fever climbed to 19. A total of 4,351 mosquito-borne viral disease cases have been reported in the federal capital in the current season.

Dengue fever cases are rising in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Islamabad at an alarming rate.