CHICAGO — NBC in Chicago is reporting that Gov. JB Pritzker will announce at his Tuesday press briefing that the stay-at-home order will be extended until Aptil 30.

The news comes one week before the initial order was set to end and just days after the state saw its biggest rise in cases of the coronavirus pandemic so far.

Health officials warn that Illinois’ cases have still not peaked and a continued increase in patients threatens to overwhelm state hospitals, healthcare workers and first responders.

The statewide stay-at-home order started on March 21 and was expected to continue until April 7, unless otherwise extended.