Unabated deaths cause of concern Updated: Updated: South Coastal Andhra reports 1,626 new infections; daily toll touches 20 Share Article AAA A journalist taking the jab as Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and Prakasam District Collector Pola Bhaskar and others look on, in Ongole on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS South Coastal Andhra reports 1,626 new infections; daily toll touches 20 New COVID infections showed a slight increase in the South Coastal Andhra region while unabated fatalities continued to be a cause of concern. Eleven patients in Prakasam district and nine in SPSR Nellore district succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours ending 9.00 am on Tuesday. With this, the toll increased to 1,539 in the region.