Posts by Manchester Health Department
The elevated bacteria levels were identified in water samples taken on Monday, August 5th, 2024.
The City of Manchester Police Department has reported seven suspected overdose fatalities over the past 48 hours. Of those fatalities, three individuals were unhoused, three were housed and one was found in a hotel.
The City of Manchester Health Department on Tuesday released the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment.
According to Anna Thomas, Public Health Director, “The Manchester Health Department continues to identify mosquitoes which have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This raises the risk level to “high” as determined by the NH Department of Health and Human Services’ State Arboviral Illness Surveillance, Prevention, and Response Plan.
West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.
It’s a heat wave – stay cool, limit your sun time, wear sunscreen, drink plenty of water, check on your elderly friends and neighbors.
Water samples taken this week at the Merrimack River/Fisher Cats ramp showed elevated levels of E.coli.
The National Weather Service is forecasting an extended period of warm temperatures and increasing humidity beginning Wednesday, May 27 through Friday May 29. As this is the first extended warm period of the season, it is important to review best practices as it pertains to heat safety. These conditions may pose a health danger to the public, especially young children and elderly adults. Please pay special attention to the following information.