Framingham

Companies with new hires and promotions include UniBank, Vision Advertising, Westfield State University and Bay State Savings Bank, among others.

It’s been a worrying few months financially since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March – and that’s for those who’ve kept their job or their business in operation.

Worcester County had 88 new coronavirus cases and four fatalities between Friday and Sunday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

MetroWest Medical Center is continuing ahead with plans delayed during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to close acute-care services at its Natick campus.

Nationally, there have been more than 2.4 million cases and roughly 124,415 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Globally, there have been more than 9.6 million coronavirus cases and 489,922 deaths. 

CRISPR Therapeutics, a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical gene editing company, has announced it is building a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Framingham.

Framingham energy company Ameresco has secured an $18.6-million energy efficiency project to replace more than 8,000 streetlights in Portland, Ore.

Worcester County recorded 15 new coronavirus cases and nine fatalities Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. 

Human resources technology company Workhuman, co-headquartered in Framingham and Dublin, Ireland, has been valued at $1.2 billion, officially making it a so-called unicorn company, according to its press release.

Throughout Massachusetts, there were 16 newly recorded fatalities adding to the death toll of 7,890. Worcester County recorded two new deaths with 905 overall.