Despite increased pressure to shut down Tuesday’s presidential primary election because of concerns about the novel coronavirus, Florida officials said late Monday afternoon that the vote will take place.

“Florida is proceeding with tomorrow’s election," Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee said at a news conference in Tallahassee.

Lee’s announcement came shortly after federal officials recommended that large groups of the population isolate themselves and that everyone avoid social gatherings or groups of more than 10 people because of the virus.

Florida is one of four states scheduled to hold a presidential primary election on Tuesday, along with Ohio, Illinois and Arizona.

However Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he would go to court on Monday to have their state’s primary postponed until June.

But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said “we’re not going to panic,” when challenged by a reporter at the news conference on why he won’t push for the primary to be postponed.

“I think that when you go and cancel that, I mean, the signal that that sends is somehow that we’re paralyzed,” DeSantis said. “I don’t think that’s the case. I think we’re taking prudent steps.”

DeSantis noted that for many voters who don’t have local elections on the ballot, they will only be voting for one race – president. He also noted that nearly two million people in Florida have already voted, either in early voting or with vote-by-mail ballots.

Later on Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said that his state will delay the state's May primary until June 23. Kentucky is the third state to formally delay its primary, following Louisiana and Georgia.