LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS
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* The first shipment of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, the type most Australians will receive, arrived in Sydney on Sunday.
* The 300,000 doses are being kept under tight security in the city's west before a rollout slated to begin on March 8.
* Australia declared Auckland a hotspot after the New Zealand city went into lockdown. The rest of the country can continue to fly to Australia without the need for a 14 day quarantine.
* West Australian Health Minister Roger Cook has described the state's first week of vaccinations as a great result. More than 4000 doses have been administered.
* The Queensland government has launched a free app to simplify COVID-19 check-ins at hospitality venues.
* Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Canberra is looking at other measures to support a range of industries, including the aviation sector, once the JobKeeper program ends.
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AUSTRALIAN CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS:
* No new virus cases were recorded in Australia on Sunday.
* The national death toll is 909: Victoria 820, NSW 56, Tasmania 13, WA 9, Queensland 6, SA 4, ACT 3. (Two Queensland residents who died in NSW have been included in the official tolls of both states).
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GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS:
* Cases: at least 113,784,000
* Deaths: at least 2,525,000
* Recovered: at least 72,800,000
Data current as of 1700 AEDT on February 28, taking in federal and state/territory government updates, Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre figures.
Australian Associated Press