PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus continues to grow rapidly in Whitman County, home of Pullman and Washington State University, and various government agencies are working together to slow the spread.

A team from the Washington National Guard was headed to Pullman on Wednesday to set up a COVID-19 testing operation.

Meanwhile, police in Pullman continue to issue tickets to people who are gathering in large groups in defiance of laws intended to slow the spread of the virus.

Adjusted for population size, data from the The New York Times shows Pullman has one of the fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the nation.