Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on Wednesday that the ‘Stay At Home’ order has been extended until May 4th.

Governor will extend Minnesota Stay At Home order until May 4, including bars and restaurants.

— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) April 8, 2020

The order was supposed to expire this Friday but health officials were “really nervous” about ending the order so soon.

Walz was quoted on Wednesday as saying: 

“What we are doing is working, Minnesota. We are taking this seriously, and we are staying home. While Minnesota is showing lower rates of infections than our peers across the country, now is not the time to let up or allow that trajectory to change. Updated federal guidance and our own public health experts are showing that if we keep staying home, we will save lives – which is why I made the data-driven decision to extend the Stay Home Order until May 4.”