12 more dengue fever cases have surfaced in the federal capital during the past 24 hours.

According to the district health officer (DHO), 12 patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever were reported in rural and urban areas of Islamabad.

The DHO said that nine cases were reported from rural areas and three from urban areas of Islamabad.

Nineteen people have died of the mosquito-borne disease in the current season so far. Overall 4,554 dengue fever patients were reported so far.