Welcome to the 28th installment of “Coronavirus Contextualized,” a recurring feature in which we explore some of the numbers swirling around in the time of coronavirus.

Southern Nevada health leaders are pushing “safety first” this Halloween weekend as they are discouraging big parties that they fear could lead to “scary” results. As the Las Vegas valley is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, a local doctor is urging people to stay at home as much as possible.

If they're going to stay open, they should at least get serious about masking.

Experts have learned a lot about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) since the pandemic began. However, there are still many unknowns about what is to come. One question that both scientists and laypeople have is whether the novel coronavirus will become endemic, meaning that it will stick around.

In Nevada and more than half of other U.S. states, COVID-19’s spread is regaining momentum.

Ghosts, goblins and witches were not spared by the coronavirus pandemic as Halloween takes new shape this year. But it is possible to celebrate with some new safety measures.

Nevada’s positivity rate of new COVID-19 tests is increasing, but state officials confirmed that Johns Hopkins University published an extremely high rate this week that is erroneous.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold an in-person rally in Carson City on Sunday.