WMUR NEWS NINE AT NOON STARTS NOW. OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING TO SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES IN HAMPSTEAD ON FRIDAY AS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE RECENT DEADLY CASE OF TRIPLE E, THE TOWN NOTIFYING RESIDENTS TODAY THAT ALL FIELDS WILL BE CLOSED STARTING AT 430 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR NEWS NINE AT NOON. I'M JEAN MACKIN. OTHER NEARBY TOWNS ARE ALSO TAKING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. THE SANBORN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS CANCELED ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RECESS AND PRACTICES FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND WILL SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES AT SCHOOLS, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS TOMORROW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HUMAN CASE OF TRIPLE E IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 41 YEAR OLD STEVEN PERRY OF HAMPSTEAD. HE DIED ON AUGUST 19TH AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE SURVIVAL RATE IS VERY LOW. ABOUT A THIRD OF PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM THEIR INFECTION AND MANY MORE WHO DO SURVIVE WILL END UP WITH LIFELONG PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITITIES. SO THIS IS THIS IS A SERIOUS VIRUS. THIS IS A SERIOUS INFECTION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE THAT IT'S OUT THERE AND CIRCULATING. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE VIRUS HAS ALSO BEEN DETECTED IN AT