Coronavirus updates were not available today, the observance of Independence Day. The news as of Monday, July 5, 2021:

Kate Middleton, England’s Duchess of Cambridge, is isolating at home after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19. Catherine, the wife of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Prince William, was told Friday that she would need to isolate. Kate attended both Wimbledon and the Euros soccer tournament in London last week.

A 24-year-old goalie for the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team, Matiss Kivlenieks, died of chest trauma from a fireworks mortar blast, and not from a fall as authorities previously reported. Police in Novi, Michigan, said the mortar-style firework tilted slightly and shot off toward people nearby on Sunday night.

At least 150 people were shot and killed in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime. There were several mass shootings – incidents in which four or more people were killed or wounded by gunfire.