Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) announced Monday that 200 businesses have been issued citations for failing to comply with a stay-at-home order.

Lucas, who last week ordered residents to remain in their homes except to perform essential activities or to go to work deemed critical, said 90 percent of businesses and residents were in compliance but that the city's health department has taken action to close establishments violating the order.

“If you have to ask whether your business is essential or not, it likely is not,” Lucas said at a Monday news conference, The Kansas City Star reported.

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The city has stepped up enforcement in recent days, roping off basketball courts and playgrounds. Lucas added that police will increase park patrols in the coming days, saying such measures are necessary until more comprehensive testing is available in the region.

“I know that we’re social animals, but at the same time, we need to make sure that we’re actually adhering to these orders because the only way that we actually get through this is by making sure that we’re maintaining social distancing, we’re following the orders,” he said.

City Health Director Rex Archer said that overall he was impressed by residents’ efforts, noting he had not observed anyone shaking hands.

However, Archer cautioned that he “absolutely” believed there were undetected cases within the city, adding that residents should conduct themselves as though they are already carrying the virus.

He said it was “too early to say” whether the city’s initial social distancing efforts were having a broad impact on slowing the spread of the virus.