New infections rise as deaths decline Updated: Updated: Five COVID deaths recorded in Nellore, Prakasam districts Share Article AAA A patient being moved out of a German hanger shed at the Government General Hospital in Ongole on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Five COVID deaths recorded in Nellore, Prakasam districts After being in the double digit for several days, COVID deaths came down to a single digit in south coastal Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Five patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours as against 12 patients the previous day. The toll was two short of 1,710 with three patients in Prakasam district and two others in SPSR Nellore district losing the battle against the virus.