How do I compose multiple if-else statements using the C-style ternary operator?

Say, $status can have the following values:
2 meaning "HIGH",
1 meaning "MODERATE", or
0 meaning "LOW".
How can I concisely code to print the message given the $status variable.

Here is my attempt, which prints the correct status, but is followed by a 1. What is this return value and why does it get printed?!

print eval { ($status == 2) ? print "HIGH " : 
               (($status == 1) ? print "MODERATE " :
                  print "LOW "
               ) 
           };
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With $status = 0, this prints: "LOW 1"