Beaches in a number of East Coast states were closed off to the public after medical waste including needles washed ashore. While beaches remain closed in Maryland and Virginia, swimming bans have been lifted Delaware.

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

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.