Texas COVID-19 figures from the state's health dept
- cases rise by 9,979 to 220,564 total on Wednesday, biggest daily increase since pandemic started
- cases up by 4.7%, compared with the 7 day MA of 4%
- positivity rate is 15%, this indicates there are tens of thousands of cases not being detected due to too-low testing numbers
- coronavirus deaths rise by 98 to 2,813 total on Wednesday, biggest daily increase ever
- hospitalizations record high for 10th day in a row
