“The Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit has been added to the Closure List,” they said in an update. “All Ocean Facing Beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore are now closed to swimming or wading due to medical waste coming ashore.”

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

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Medical waste coming ashore has necessitated a closure of all ocean-facing beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore, according to the national seashore’s Facebook page. The national seashore said the closures range from Fenwick Island to Chincoteague as a result of the medical waste.

Popular beach destinations along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia are closed Sunday to swimming as officials investigate reports of “medical waste,” washing up on shore.

Medical wastes washing ashore at Assateague Island National Seashore in Virginia and Maryland have led to a closure of all ocean-facing beaches to swimming or wading.

The popular Assateague Island beach — one of the hallmarks of a Chincoteague vacation — has been closed indefinitely because of medical waste, including syringes and needles, that washed ashore along the Mid-Atlantic.

Beachgoers were urged to stay out of the water after dozens of hypodermic needles, as well as tampon applicators and other medical waste, were found on beaches over the weekend.

Multiple stretches of beaches along the coast of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia are closed until further notice due to needles and other medical waste washing ashore, officials said.

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