JACKSON, Tenn.—Despite leaders urging citizens to remain at home to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Bill Lee says data from the Tennessee Department of Transportation that analyzed traffic patterns for March indicates movement is trending upwards. In response, Gov. Lee signed an executive “Stay-at-Home” order on Thursday, April 2, which requires all Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities. The order is in effect until April 14.

“Over the last few weeks, we have seen decreases in movement around the state as Tennesseans socially distance and stay at home,” Lee said in a written statement. “However, in recent days we have seen data indicating that movement may be increasing and we must get these numbers trending back down. I have updated my previous executive order to clearly require that Tennesseans stay at home unless they are carrying out essential activities.”

During Gov. Lee’s Thursday briefing, he was asked how the order can be enforced. Gov. Lee responded that local law enforcement agencies have been “given the authority to enforce this in their own way and … develop their own specifics.”