Saturday's report from the Florida Department of Health showed the percent positivity for new COVID-19 cases in Florida residents reached a level not seen since mid-August.

There were 49,617 people tested on Nov. 13, with the percent of positive results at 9.95 percent. The percentage last neared this level around Aug. 10-12.

The positivity rate is one piece of data health experts analyze to determine how well an area is doing in combating the coronavirus and conducting tests. The World Health Organization has repeatedly said the percent positive should remain at 5 percent or lower for a 14-day span in order for further reopening to be recommended.

The state's latest report also showed an increase of 4,544 COVID-19 cases for the previous day. That brings the statewide total to 875,096 cases since tracking began in March.

Case increases in recent days have caused the statewide 14-day moving average to rise since the beginning of October. As a whole, the U.S. last week broke record after record of new coronavirus cases faster than the number of new tests taken, according to The COVID Tracking Project.

That is suggestive of an "uncontrolled spread of COVID-19," the group said.

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