Coronavirus live news: US approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine; Auckland starts second lockdown in a month

Australian state of Victoria reports zero new cases; Auckland seven-day lockdown begins; UK records lowest cases in five months

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded no new Covid cases for the second day in a row.

The state, which was plunged into a five-day lockdown earlier this month, recorded two cases on Friday which authorities said were linked to the Holiday Inn cluster.

In case you missed this earlier: The British government said a further 290 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 122,705.

Seven days prior, on 20 February, 445 further fatalities from the virus had been recorded.

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