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.

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.

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.