From Fox News: Americans heading to the beach for Independence Day weekend may want to check if the waters are OK for swimming or wading.
Warnings of high bacteria levels from public health officials have begun popping up in various states coast to coast.
Vibrio is a bacterium that naturally lives in coastal waters, causing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramps, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On the West Coast, California officials in San Diego issued many warnings and closures of popular beaches, noting that some “bacteria levels exceed health standards.”
Los Angeles County just posted a warning for people to stay out of the ocean waters.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OCEAN WATER UPDATES.
For more info, visit: https://t.co/p4k0CTgzmO pic.twitter.com/db1UCoSZIN— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) July 1, 2025
Last week, officials in Suffolk County, New York also issued a bacteria warning.
“Benjamin’s Beach in Bay Shore and Sayville Marina Park Beach in Sayville are closed to bathing due to excess bacteria. Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip remains closed. The beaches will reopen when bacteria subsides,” a post on June 25 reads.
Benjamin’s Beach in Bay Shore and Sayville Marina Park Beach in Sayville are closed to bathing due to excess bacteria. Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip remains closed. The beaches will reopen when bacteria subsides. Beach program information: https://t.co/INeMYHTyd7 pic.twitter.com/clZFNhcYts
— Suffolk NY Health (@SuffolkCoHealth) June 25, 2025
Beaches in Washington state are also closed:
The swim area at Meydenbauer Bay Park is closed until further notice due to high bacteria levels. For your safety, people and pets should stay out of the water. For test dates, results and other places to swim, visit https://t.co/qsewgPFKNl pic.twitter.com/r5yiPF2mW7
— Bellevue, Washington (@bellevuewa) July 2, 2025
High bacteria levels have shut down dozens of beaches across the U.S. ahead of Fourth of July as officials warn of dangerous infections and illness. pic.twitter.com/ZlVdDtjifo
— USA TODAY Travel (@usatodaytravel) July 2, 2025
The county’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality added beaches Mission Bay, Coronado and Cardiff to its list of places where the bacteria levels in the water exceed acceptable health standards. https://t.co/znT1nQYTDi
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) June 30, 2025
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