Swim advisories were issued Tuesday at two beaches in Sussex County after water tests showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator bacteria, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).

Officials are advising certain groups to avoid the water at the beach.

From the evening of July 3rd to just before 5 pm on July 4th, DNREC announced a swimming advisory due to bacteria for the Rehoboth Avenue stretch of Rehoboth Beach. 

he Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) issued a recreational water advisory for a section of Rehoboth Beach due to elevated levels of bacteria just before the 4th of July weekend.

DNREC has issued a do-not-swim advisory for Lake Como.

Police say the lake is closed for swimming due to high levels of bacteria being detected.

Cove Road Beach in Bivalve is closed after high levels of bacteria were found in the water.

Tyaskin Beach is under an advisory due to elevated bacteria levels.