Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Florida cases over 5,700 with 71 deaths; state's schools closing through at least April 30; Osceola County man dies; Orange County stay-at-home order likely to be extended. |   | |
 Seminole County public schools will remain closed through April 30, with "distance learning" in place until campuses can open on May 1, superintendent says. | | | |
 Four more people died in Orange County from coronavirus last weekend, though they weren't from here and won't be counted in the official stats, a health official said Monday. Of those four, one was a traveler in town from New Jersey to visit family, said Dr. Raul Pino, health officer for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County. The other three were from the surrounding area, he said. | | | |
 A 58-year-old man is the first person in Osceola County to die from COVID-19, the Florida Department of Health announced Monday. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted calls from health officials and elected leaders in coronavirus hotspots like South Florida to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order, arguing it would bring too much economic harm to parts of Florida have only few cases of the coronavirus or none at all. | | | |
 Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Monday that the county's stay-at-home order may be extended. | | | |
 Seminole Sheriff Dennis Lemma said his deputies responded to five complaints and issued two warning to businesses violating the county's new social distancing order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. | | | |
 The Winter Park golf course and boat ramps are closed indefinitely despite being approved activities under Orange County's "stay-at-home" order meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus. | | | |
 The pastor of a Tampa mega church was arrested Monday afternoon after encouraging residents to come to two heavily attended masses Sunday morning and evening. | | | |
 "While I am confident we will get through this challenging period together and emerge even stronger, we must take necessary steps to manage the short- and long-term financial impact on our company," Disney CEO Bob Chapek wrote in an employee email, announcing executive pay cuts. | | | |
 Walmart, Sam's Club, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Más, and ABC Fine Wine & Spirits are all putting in plexiglass barriers at cash registers. | | | |
 In a guest column, the senator expresses his reservations over the recent coronavirus stimulus bill and writes that we need to plan to reopen our economy as soon as it's safe. | | | |
 Coronavirus has affected every segment of society, but the life of a homeless person has gone from bad to worse. Raymond Acevedo can tell you all about it from his home on the sidewalk of North Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. | | | |
 There are plenty of Helpers and Heroes in Central Florida during the coronavirus crisis. Help the Orlando Sentinel tell their stories. | | | |
 Here's a look at where to find local arts groups... without leaving your home. | | | |
UCF football cach Josh Heupel thanked emergency medical personnel who are working to battle the coronavirus during a 45-second video he posted on Twitter Monday. | | | |
 As MLS finishes its third week of suspension, Orlando City fans are turning to a different outlet to get their soccer fix — FIFA 20. | | | |
 Orlando last received a measurable amount of rain 24 days ago, a streak propelling the city toward matching the record set in 2006 for the driest March. | | | |
 A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties. | | | |
 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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