Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Florida's coronavirus cases surged past 10,200 with 170 in the state health department's latest update, with 1.1 million total cases reported worldwide Saturday morning. |   | |
 Nearly two-thirds of the state's 6,000 ICU beds are already taken, according to Agency for Health Care Administration data on Thursday. And it's still about a month before experts say the state will hit its peak number of COVID-19 cases. | | | |
 Orange and Seminole officials say social distancing may be starting to help make a difference. | | | |
 President Trump says his administration is encouraging many Americans to wear face masks in public. | | | |
 Confusion remains throughout the state over what Gov. Ron DeSantis' stay-at-home executive order allows – or doesn't – local officials to do.The Mayors of Sunrise and Weston, two Broward County cities, emailed DeSantis' chief of staff Shane Strum Friday morning, questioning whether they could close or restrict places of worship. Mayor Mike Ryan, of Sunrise, argued such actions wouldn't violate the first amendment. | | | |
 Tourism industry lobbyists are urging loans for theme park owners like the Walt Disney Co., global hotel brands like Marriott International Inc., and casino operators like MGM Resorts International Inc. — as well as hotel-owning real-estate investment trusts, hospitality management companies, transportation companies, restaurants, travel technology companies, retail and shopping centers, and events and convention industry companies. | | | |
 Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back against criticism from President Donald Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers. The company said it has been producing as many masks as possible for the U.S. market "over the last several weeks and months." | | | |
 With a statewide stay-at-home order in place, April could be one of Florida's finest moments in the fight against coronavirus spread. | | | |
 The 12-year veteran of the Broward Sheriff's Office had been diagnosed with COVID-19 just a week earlier. | | | |
 Coronavirus has caused people to hoard toilet paper, which means those who don't have any are flushing all sorts of pipe-clogging substitutes down the toilet. That's a big worry for Mike Hudkins, who's in charge of keeping Orange County's sewer system flowing. | | | |
Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order mandating Floridians stay home starting at midnight Thursday evening contains an exemption for "essential services."Four of those "essential services" are explicitly defined in the order: - Attending religious services conducted in churches, synagogues and houses of worship- Participating in recreational activities (consistent with social distancing guidelines) such as walking, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, running, or swimming-Taking care of pets-Caring for or otherwise assisting a loved one or friend. | | | |
 Seminole County deputies found more than they bargained for Thursday after a stolen vehicle led them to a cache of drugs and the discovery of an illegal pet alligator at a Lake Mary home. | | | |
 Participating utilities are able to cut bills by tapping cash put aside as a result of relatively lower costs for natural gas that runs electric generators. | | | |
 Developer Chris Dorworth has submitted development plans to Seminole County for the publicly owned Econ River Wilderness Area. | | | |
 As Floridians abide by Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive "stay-at-home" order more cars are seeing less use. And with less vroom, comes more doom toward vehicle parts vulnerable to problems from non-usage. | | | |
 Whether it be through social media or through word of mouth there has been a fair amount of misinformation spread about the coronavirus. Here is the truth about common myths floating around. | | | |
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