INFECTIONS WERE RISING IN 21 STATES ON WEDNESDAY, BUT WASHINGTON HAD OTHER BUSINESS

NEW YORK - The coronavirus may not be done with the United States, but the nation’s capital seems to be done with the coronavirus. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in both parties were examining police brutality.

The United States surpassed two million coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to a New York Times database, which showed that the outbreak was continuing to spread, with cases rising in 21 states as governments eased restrictions and Americans tried to return to their routines. At least 15 cases nationally have been linked to protests, including five National Guard members and one police officer in Nebraska. Health officials in Parsons, Kan., and Stevens Point, Wis., on Tuesday also announced new cases involving people who had attended protests.

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