Rehoboth and Bethany beaches announced their closures to swimmers on Monday, joining Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island after medical waste began washing ashore Sunday.

Rehoboth Beach is the latest popular vacation spot added to the long list on Monday, joining Dewey Beach, Fenwick Island, Ocean City, Assateague Island National Park, Chincoteague and more in telling swimmers to stay out of the water and warning visitors to wear closed-toe shoes on the beach.

Rehoboth Beach announced its closure to swimmers on Monday, joining Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island after medical waste began washing ashore Sunday, though a news release from the city said the closure is "primarily due to rough surf conditions."

After five days of cleaning washed up medical waste, Ocean City officials say they're confident swimming is safe.

: City officials say they have found two exposed syringes (syringes with hypodermic needles), along the beach. We’re told one was found north of Queen Street, and the other near Pennsylvania Avenue. Additionally,

Authorities are continuing to investigate the source of medical waste that washed up along Delmarva's coastline, impacting areas from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, to Chincoteague, Virginia. The

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a one-week recreational water advisory for nearly all Atlantic Ocean beaches in Delaware, two days after medical waste started washing ashore.

Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste washed ashore.

The beaches in Ocean City remained closed Tuesday following medical waste washing up on shore over the weekend, and it may be a few more days before they reopen. During an inspection of the beach, Oce

Some beaches in Ocean City, Maryland, have been shut down after medical waste – including syringes and pill bottles – washed ashore.