The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the U.S. climbed past 1.3 million
State leaders across the U.S. sought to increase testing for the new coronavirus while easing restrictions, even as some countries that had seen a decline in cases of the illness report a resurgence.
Meanwhile, after two White House officials, including the vice president’s press secretary, tested positive for the virus, three of the administration’s top health-care officials have begun quarantining themselves to various extents.
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