Louisiana will ease occupancy restrictions meant to control the spread of COVID-19, though the statewide mask mandate will stay in place for another 28 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday.

President Joe Biden urged states Monday not to lift their COVID-19 restrictions, stressing that “our work is far from over.” Edwards agreed there’s work remaining to beat the pandemic, but he said he’s seen improvements in various factors state officials have looked to from the beginning when deciding how to control the spread of the coronavirus that causes the illness.