Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 The United States on Thursday afternoon passed China for the most COVID-19 confirmed cases in the world, while Florida nears 2,500 positive tests including 119 in Orange County where a stay-at-home order is set to go into effect. Osceola also will enact the same order Thursday night that requires all non-essential business to close and residents to stay at home except to go grocery shopping, get take-out or pick up prescriptions. |   | |
 Deaths from the new coronavirus are on track to double every three days in Florida. The full extent of the pandemic's toll in Florida can't be projected with certainty, one epidemiologist says, but the virus likely will continue to be a threat for months as opposed to weeks. | | | |
 Bike shop owners and coaches offer tips for new cyclists as wave of Central Floridians hit the road to help cope with coronavirus isolation. | | | |
 Some child-care centers in Central Florida have closed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic while others are struggling with reduced enrollments and scare supplies. But for parents who must report to work, child care remains crucial even in the midst of so many shutdowns. | | | |
 With Central Florida facing a potentially record heatwave this weekend, residential consumption of electricity is already way up as the COVID-19 outbreak forces more residents to migrate from workplaces to stay at home. | | | |
 Two more people with COVID-19 in Orange County have died, marking the county's fourth death which is tied for the highest in the state, the Florida Department of Health said on Thursday. | | | |
 A 9-year-old became the first child to test positive for the coronavirus and two more people died from the pandemic, Orange County officials said Thursday.Dr. Raul Pino said the child is one of the new confirmed local cases, which now total 110, a number that has doubled since Tuesday. The two new deaths reported Thursday brings the death toll in the county to four. | | | |
 Seminole County says it's not necessary to order residents to stay at home, breaking with neighboring Orange and Osceola counties, which will enact a two-week order today. | | | |
 No details were given about the Winter Park resident who tested positive for COVID-19 such as age or travel history. | | | |
 As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, some Central Floridians are performing acts of kindness. | | | |
 As coronavirus could have an effect on the global food supply chain, it's crucial to limit food waste, a Florida International professor writes in a guest column. | | | |
 Florida Sen. Rick Scott's contempt for the unemployed goes back to his days as governor, and it's why he was among the tiny group of senators trying to undermine help for the unemployed in this time of national crisis. | | | |
 Orlando's theme-park fans miss Disney attractions, get creative during coronavirus closure | | | |
 A "Virtual Fringe" is available to binge watch through Padgett's initiative. | | | |
 Bartenders from Orlando give tips for making cocktails with what's around the house. | | | |
 The coronavirus pandemic has already changed the college football recruiting calendar, limiting contact with recruits and delaying commitments. | | | |
 Florida State football strength and conditioning coach Josh Storms has had to get creative to help the Seminoles stay in shape during the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 Efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus are disrupting daily life in Orlando. Here's what you need to know in going about life through this pandemic. | | | |
 A list of employers who are hiring in Central Florida amid the coronavirus outbreak. | | | |
 As coronavirus restrictions change, here are answers to frequently asked questions about what people should and should not do while trying to help slow the spread of the pandemic. | | | |
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