Fenwick Island has released new information regarding beach conditions and medical waste that has been washing ashore on along the eastern shore. At this time no medical waste was found during the last few days of inspection.

The medical waste that began washing up on Delmarva's ocean beaches Sunday has reached the Delaware Bay. Lewes Assistant City Manager Janet Reeves said medical items were first observed on the beach there late Monday afternoon.

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

The town of Ocean City added an update Wednesday to its official page stating why, as of Wednesday afternoon, the beach remains closed to swimmers.

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."

Sixty state and federal agencies are working busily to try to contain an onshore wash of medical waste over the weekend along the coastline from Delaware down to Virginia.

Beaches in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia announced they were closed to swimmers Sunday due to medical waste that washed ashore.

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.